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SAFE MOTHERHOOD: The Seplat lifeline for pregnant women

Sunday, October 30, 2016

Mary Abraham, a primary school teacher from Mosogar, in Ethiope West local government of Delta State, has more than enough reasons to be thankful.

 

The 28-year-old mother expecting her fourth child soon, was saved by providence in 2012 when she went for antenatal care at the health centre in her community while expecting her first child. The nurses attending to her had asked for her delivery kit and turned her back when it was discovered she had none. Meanwhile, Mary’s due date was days away and she had no means of raising money to buy her delivery kit.

 

Govt to establish special health centres for pregnant women

Thursday, October 27, 2016

By NAN

 

The Kogi Government says it will establish special healthcare centres to be called “Health Care Plus’’, designed for pregnant women and new born babies across the state.

 

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Harunah, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Wednesday.

 

Harunah said the scheme would be a project with multiple components to cater for the pregnant women and their new born babies from the day of delivery up to 28 days of life.

 

Family Planning: 36 million abortions recorded globally annually — Jhpiego

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Lack of proper adoption of family planning methods among Nigerians leads to 610,000 abortions annually in Nigeria says jhpiego.

 

Addressing pressmen in Abuja on October 20, 2016, Emmanuel Otolorin, the country director of Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated to Johns Hopkins University stated that 36 million abortions occur worldwide annually. And Nigeria accounts for 610,000 of the act.

 

Autopsy Identifies Bleeding as Major Cause of Maternal Deaths at LASUTH

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

…experts suggest improved emergency obstetric response

 

 

Franka Osakwe

 

 

A 10 years autopsy-based investigation of maternal mortality in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, have identified bleeding after delivery (Postpartum Hemorrhage) as the major cause of maternal death in the hospital. These deaths could have been prevented with proper emergency obstetric response such as availability of adequate blood and effective referral system in the hospital, experts suggest.

 

 

In search of healthcare, Igbologun pregnant women risk their lives at sea

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

By Franka Osakwe

 

Igbologun is one of the riverine communities in Amowo-Odofin Local Government Area, Lagos, where pregnant women and children pay stiff price to stay alive, although maternal services are free in Lagos State.

 

This island community also known as Snake Island, with over twenty thousand people, largely child bearing women and children, has only one poorly functioning Primary Health Centre (PHC), which is not patronized for maternal services.

 

(Interview) Abortion Law in Nigeria Needs to be Reviewed- Ipas Nigeria Boss

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Updated

 

The trauma of rape and unwanted pregnancies forces victims to procure unsafe abortion, resulting in death and reproductive health complications. In order to address this challenge, Gender activist and Country Director, Ipas Nigeria, Hauwa Shekarau, in this interview with Franka Osakwe, calls for a review of the nation’s abortion law and increased freedom for women to make healthy choices.  Excerpts:

 

Is it right for a woman to abort an unwanted pregnancy?

Nigeria: 1 woman dies every 10 mins at childbirth

Monday, October 17, 2016

Ibrahim Musa Giginyu

 

A survey conducted by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has revealed that in Nigeria 1 in 13 women dies during pregnancy or child birth and that in every 10 minutes one woman dies from conditions associated with childbirth.

 

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