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T hirsty-six-weeks pregnant Halima Aliyu, accompanied by her mother, went for her routine antenatal check-up. She had a lingering headache from the previous night and thought nothing of it. Unknown to her, there was more to her headache than she thought, she was diagnosed with preeclampsia. Halima’s blood pressure was reading 170/100 and the doctor looked visibly worried. In a matter of minutes, it rose to 180/120. Within seconds her body started to swell. “All my body was swollen,” Halima said, “my mum was crying, everything was happening so fast. They said I had preeclampsia and that they were booking me for a caesarean section immediately.” ....
Created: 11 January 2021 Nigeria is one of the countries with the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with the country accounting for about 20 per cent of global maternal deaths. Daily Trust Saturday, in this report, examines some of the factors responsible for this ugly trend. Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in several low-and-middle-income countries is alarming, with about 34% of global maternal deaths occurring in Nigeria and India alone. Traditional birth attendants at a training According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the MMR of Nigeria is 814 deaths (per 100,000 live births). The lifetime risk of a Nigerian woman dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum or post-abortion is one in 22, in contrast to the lifetime risk in developed countries estimated at 1 in 4,900. ....
The lifetime risk of a Nigerian woman dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum or post-abortion is one in 22, in contrast to the lifetime risk in developed countries estimated at 1 in 4,900 Nigerian women are also said to be 500 times more likely to lose their lives in childbirth when compared to most advanced nations of the world. An online research media, indexmundi puts Nigeria’s maternal mortality rate at 917 deaths/100,000 live births. Speaking on the increasing rate of maternal mortality in the country, the Programme and Communication Officer, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education, Mr Armsfree Ajanaku said, from their experience as an organization that has been working to mitigate the devastating impact of scourge of maternal and child health in Nigeria, they have observed a number of factors contributing to the situation. ....