• L-R: Late Rashidat; her husband Tomori; and baby Enitan. Photo: Tessy Igomu
Rahsidat’s death is heartbreaking and one that stirs anger in the mind of those that have always advocated for a well-equipped, affordable healthcare system for the most vulnerable – pregnant women and children in Nigeria. A 2017 research article, notes that a woman’s chance of dying from pregnancy and childbirth in Nigeria is estimated at one in 13.
The National Demographic and Health Survey 2018, shows that Nigeria’s maternal mortality ratio is at 512 per 100,000 live births, and this has been described as high and unacceptable by experts. “I have been having fever and backache because I have not been sleeping well. He is a baby and needs constant care. He is now my son,” she said.
“My husband was very worried when she left. When she came back on March 17, he gave her N1, 500 to go for a scan.
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