DON'T BE A VICTIM! The Bayelsa State government has expressed concern over the rate of maternal mortality in the state. Hold National Assembly Responsible On Issues Of Restructuring – Odigie-Oyegun, Uzodimma’s One Year Of Purposeful Leadership, A Tribute To Professor Enamiroro Patrick Oghuvbu, Are Bright Sides To Coronavirus Signaling Impending Death Of Democracy? Inauguration Of Soyuz Rocket Postponed For Second Time. According to him, more funds would be committed to uplifting the health status of the state. When the group was able to combat the issue of finance by empowering themselves and sourcing for funds from trade and communal contributions, the next obstacle was the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) next to them. In view of the ticking population bomb the opinion can be submitted that high child mortality and repeated famines reduce the growth of population. According to Yetunde, she must have been cursed by some ‘enemies’ who never wish her well. That sickness does not leave them until they put to bed. Pregnant women are also tested for various diseases, if positive; they receive help and guidance to avoid transmission to their babies. The death may be as a result of the pregnancy and it might not. He maintained that while all of these, interwoven with the three levels of delays explain the high incidence of maternal mortality in Benue localities, the availability and accessibility of health services in the state continues to improve on regular basis. Anthonia Duru a risk taker writes for Independent Newspapers Limited, she has special passion for women development and child development. The child survival hypothesis states that if child mortality is reduced, then eventually fertility reduction follows, with the net effect of lower growth of population. He said from the scorecard, it was noticed that all the poor healthcare indicators were tied to one thing—maternal care, adding that the state government would do all within its power to cater to the needs of the mothers to change the narrative. “Many TBAs are received training on safer birth practices, including clean delivery and avoidance of harmful practices. ABUJA DOCTOR REVEALS HOW MOST NIGERIA MEN ARE NOW OVERCOMING TERRIBLE BEDROOM PERFORMANCE DUE TO THIS BRILLIANT DISCOVERY. Independent Newspapers Limited, registered on July 17, 2001 (RC No: 419927), commenced publication on October 1, 2001. Many countries with high infant mortality rates also have high birth rates and fertility rates. All rights reserved. Lack of women's rights and access to healthcare for women also helps to exacerbate this problem. The study revealed that although the number of children dying before the age of five is at a new low – 5.6 million in 2016 compared to nearly 9.9 million in 2,000 — the proportion of under-five deaths in the newborn period has increased from 41 per cent to 46 per cent during the same period. They are all tied to one thing – the maternal health. “They end up in the hands of quacks or traditionalist who lack the knowledge and skill to treat them. Children born to minors are susceptible to malnutrition compared to married women later in life. With a 13% immunization rate for children between 12-23 months, Nigeria is the African country with the lowest vaccination rate. According to new reports from the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), nearly ten per cent of newborn deaths in the world last year occurred in Nigeria. If it doesn’t come out, the woman would bleed and once somebody is losing blood continuously and it gets to a point where she doesn’t have any again, the person may die.”. 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. They were attended to as the baby was put inside an incubator, few hours after, the baby passed on. Nigeria has third highest infant mortality rate in the world – WHO. He said until these issues are attended to, the issues surrounding maternal mortality would continue to fester. (1). 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 He said they have situations, especially in rural areas, where equipment as basic as beds, thermometers, and blood pressure monitors are not available in PHCs resulting in patients being treated without the right indices. In the past, infant maternal mortality is attributed to many factors chief of which is African traditional belief on Abiku, post partum hemorrhage, unsafe abortion, infection, high blood pressure during pregnancy, hypertensive disease of pregnancy and obstructed labour and some other beliefs. Infant mortality rate of Nigeria fell gradually from 166.8 deaths per thousand live births in 1970 to 74.2 deaths per thousand live births in 2019. “We need to improve the number of mothers attending clinics and by so doing; we will improve our health care delivery,” he said. Nigeria still has high prevalence of mortalities reflected in infants and children amongst others [5,6,7]. Dr Joseph Ngbea, who was recently sworn into office as the State’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, explains that majorly, the ‘three delay model’ remain the commonest factors which contribute to pregnant women dying at the point of delivery. She is the one who senses the flutters, kicks and jabs, as she is also the one who feels the morning sickness, nerve discomfort and for some, labour pains. Maternal mortality refers to women who lose their lives during pregnancy or while giving birth. With more than half the population of Kano State said to be living below the poverty belt, chances of having enough finance to consider proper healthcare is very minimal. “In the first place, the poor governance of the Primary Healthcare Sector is a major issue. At the same rate of growth there will be 14 billion people by 2025. Diarrhea is normally a symptom of a tougher disease like cholera, dysentery, and many others. The country's birth rate is high but many births still outside health facilities and unassisted by … Despite the availability of this service in different part of Nigeria, some experts say only half of pregnant women attends ANC. Data obtained from the Borno State government showed that 344 maternal deaths were recorded at health facilities in 2020 out of which 94 were deaths relating to pregnancies. 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. It also includes; Antenatal care (ANC) is the care a pregnant woman receives during her pregnancy through a series of consultations with trained health care workers such as midwives, nurses, and sometimes a doctor who specialises in pregnancy and birth. “Most depend on their husbands to decide for them, who also may not have enough funds to provide adequate healthcare for them. There might be about 70 to 80 per cent chances that the pregnancy might be the cause but the remaining 20 per cent may not be. “You see someone with seven, eight children, and the husband will give her N100 to eat. According to the survey, one of each four births is assisted by a relative or some other untrained people. Poverty is often identified as a major barrier to human development. Most of these obstacles develop during the pregnancy. Few weeks after, Yetunde took in and this time around she decided not to take chances, she registered in a private hospital, she goes from one prayer house to the other just to ensure that there is no reoccurrence of what happened in the past. Pregnancy induced hypertension, bleeding and poor access to health care are major causes of death in pregnant women in Adamawa State. However… Though many won’t stop pointing accusing fingers at government for not providing good healthcare system, individuals chiefly contributes to why Nigeria records the third highest number of maternal-infant mortality in the world. According to UNICEF, a woman’s chance of dying from pregnancy and childbirth in Nigeria is 1 in 13. At times, when the placenta comes out, the uterus will fail to contract. In Northern Nigeria, many women die from pregnancy-related complications as many reports have exposed. “Women and their relatives simply had no money to invest in antenatal care, or for safe deliveries in reputable hospitals. Those kinds of people are supposed to be monitored. The joy that came after 13 years of painstaking waiting ended up bringing calamity and trauma to the husband, who could not comprehend what went wrong. Chizoba went into labour but did not come out alive, neither did her baby. This high level of maternal mortality is also linked to Nigeria’s high rate of deaths for children under 5—newborns account for a quarter of the under-five deaths which occur in the country. Although the nation’s health system as a whole has been plagued by problems of service quality, including unfriendly staff attitudes to patients, inadequate skills, decaying infrastructure, chronic shortages of essential drugs and popular “out-of-stock syndrome” are some of the causes of maternal and infant mortality. 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. According to Daodu, “If the birth was at a facility, mother and baby should receive a postnatal examination before discharge. Women die from complications during and after pregnancy and child-bearing. Share. “The bond scheme has provided more manpower at the downstream levels of healthcare and with the State Health Insurance Scheme taking off, with proper implementation, healthcare should be accessible and affordable by majority of the Benue populace when it fully kicks off and is running,” he said. Substantial presence of Acute Respiratory Infections and diarrhoea also contribute to the elevated mortality rates for children. WHO posits that if northern women had better control of their finances and were better educated, they would be empowered enough to make better decisions about their lives; this would invariably curtail maternal deaths and dangerous maternal complications. In countries where infant mortality is high, several factors are attributed to necessitating these deaths. But in a region where the majority of the people are poor and struggling to eat, the finance to consider check-ups, vitamins and proper healthcare will remain a myth. “Some people’s placenta will not come out after delivery. Daily Trust, in this report, examines some of the factors responsible for this ugly trend. While infant morality rate is the rate children die at birth or shortly after birth. Angela Onwuzoo. Actually, the quick and huge loss of liquid causes incurable complications and death. Motherhood at such an early age increases the chances of neonatal deaths, infant morbidity, and mortality. The government said the launch was in line with its determination to reduce incidences of maternal and infant mortality in the state. Why Nigeria Has The Third Highest Maternal, Infant Mortality Rate. He said the maternal death review in Kaduna State takes place quarterly and analysis of maternal deaths in the state by focusing on about 30 secondary healthcare facility which are referral centres neglecting the Primary Health Care centres which also offer anti-natal services. PHCs mostly consist of a room or two, with benches and personnel, who are either impassionate about their jobs or overwhelmed and overworked. According to Jumare, “Sometimes, the women could come for antenatal three or four times but when it’s time for the actual childbirth, they stay at home and sometimes there could be complications; there could be postpartum hemorrhage which could lead to death. Inadequate PHCs, illiteracy fuel maternal mortality in Benue. Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby Poverty, early marriage big factors in Kano. On the availability and accessibility of health facilities for people especially at the grassroots in Nasarawa State, he said it has over 770 PHCs and 18 General Hospitals spread across the 13 LGAs, adding that every ward has at least one PHC center or is close to one, which he said  are “pretty accessible.”. With the registered office at 8, WEMPCO Road, Ogba, Ikeja, it publishes DAILY INDEPENDENT, Monday – Friday, SATURDAY Independent, SUNDAY Independent with online properties... © 2001 - 2021. They generally do not carry a regular caseload and do not therefore have the opportunity to build the experience of a nurse or midwife. This access is even worse in rural areas outside of the country's major cities. In 2019, the infant mortality rate in Nigeria was at about 74.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. The UNICEF Chief of Health, Stefan Peterson, said though the lives of 50 million children under-five have been saved since 2,000 through increased level of commitment by governments and development partners to tackle preventable child deaths, more still need to be done to stop babies from dying the day they are born, or days after their birth. That's on par with Croatia — a country with a GDP a third of the size of the U.S. economy. High Infant Mortality Rate Crude Birth Rate Natural Increase Rate United States Census Crude Death Rate TERMS IN THIS SET (37) 1) The United States census is politically important because A) immigrants without proper documentation are tracked and deported by the Census Bureau, which explains immigrants' historically low rates of participation in censuses. Maternal mortality refers to women who lose their lives during pregnancy or while giving birth. Women who reported child marriage have more excellent infant mortality rates than women who did not register child marriage. The source said that the causes or factors leading to high maternal mortality in Nigeria generally are categorized into two namely, medical and non-medical factors. Chart and table of the Nigeria death rate from 1950 to 2021. WHO recommends postnatal care for the newborn and the mother because the post-natal period is a critical stage in the life of both the mother and the newborn. October 20, 2017 . Nigeria's Health minister, Isaac Oduwole says the government is opening many more health facilities across the country. We have about 100 nurses to about 100, 000 patients and about two lab scientists to 100, 000 patients. The U.S. ranks 51st globally for infant mortality rates. Diarrhea is one of the major causes of infant mortality in Nigeria and all around the globe. By Anthonia Duru On Dec 2, 2017 12:00 AM. Infant mortality is the death of young children under the age of 1. Worried by the high rate of maternal mortality, the state government under former Governor Seriake Dickson had launched the “Safe Motherhood Scheme” to kick-start the payment of monthly stipends to pregnant women in the state as transport fare to  nearby hospitals for antenatal. Speaking on why it is unsafe to go to Traditional Birth Attendants, Professor Adenike Adetola a renowned pediatrics in an interview explained that in most settings, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) are guided by traditional, often untested practices, rather than medical experience. These are India (24 per cent), Pakistan (10 per cent), Nigeria (9 per cent), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 per cent) and Ethiopia (3 per cent). He noted that lack of money to pay for medication could lead to death in state government hospitals where there was no revolving funds to be used as intervention measures to take care of poor patients. This death toll is measured by the infant mortality rate (IMR), which is the probability of deaths of children under one year of age per 1000 live births. Poverty is also a major cause of maternal mortality, as it prevents many women from getting proper and adequate medical attention due to their inability to afford good antenatal care. The Nigerian Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, had described the high mortality rate of under-five in the country as unacceptable. She once again concluded that some unseen forces are behind her predicament. In Nigeria, we have only 30 doctors to 100, 000 patients. In Somalia, around one out of every ten pregnant women in the country die before they deliver due to complications resulting from the unavailability of … It was another bitter pill for her to swallow as she couldn’t comprehend why she has to go through the horrific experience again for the second time in a year. Mr Ajanaku said many Nigerians in urban centres take some of these things for granted, but in the rural areas, “they are luxuries, which are hard to come by.”. The source said that the causes or factors leading to high maternal mortality in Nigeria generally are categorized into two namely, medical and non medical factors. It is believed that this is because of the inaccessibility of health care facilities for expectant mothers, which is because of a plethora of reasons. Several factors are said to be responsible for maternal mortality in Kaduna State and the challenges range from poor human resources to unavailability of drugs for pregnant women and insecurity, which hinders pregnant women from accessing antenatal care and delivery services. It is often necessary when the mother can’t deliver through virginal and medical experts often recommend this when the need arise. A senior heath official said poor nutrition among thousands of women displaced by insurgency as well as hypertensive disorders were part of the factors that led to increased maternal mortality in the state. Independent Newspapers Nigeria. IWS Celebrates International Widow’s Day, Distributes Food…, I’m Doing Well, Says Cee-C After Accident, Mike Tyson Cautions Jamie Foxx About Upcoming Biopic. Governor  Ganduje insisted that healthcare needs of the Kano people remain sacrosanct and are important to the government. “That was how the woman bled to death at home. United Nations … The weaknesses of a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) lie in harmful traditional practices, which may have harmful effects for her clients; unhygienic practices and inexistence of the referral system. A C-section, is the delivery of a baby through a surgical incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. “A situation where PHCs, which are supposed to be the first port of call for expectant mothers and infants are ill equipped to respond to basic treatment needs, exposes large number of mothers and babies to untimely death,” he said. Maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in several low-and-middle-income countries is alarming.... 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. 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. According to Dr Yusuf Habib, a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the major causes of complications in pregnant women results from improper checks and observations. There are 17 per cent of births that happen without any help. Daily Trust gathered that from the Primary Healthcare facility in Galadimawa of Giwa Local Government Area in Kaduna State that as many as 90 pregnant women crowd the facility from surrounding villages for ante-natal every Wednesday being the market day. Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ For Release On 21st of January? Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year. All Rights Reserved. According to him, inadequate health personnel in the available facilities poses additional challenge, pointing out that in some General hospitals, only one medical doctor will be found there. Maternal and infant mortality is a tragedy that is still very rampant in Nigeria due to a number of factors in the nation's health care system. Speaking on this is Dr. Adewunmi Robert, a medical practitioner. But Dr Bunmi Omosehindemi, Chairman, Lagos State Traditional Medicine Board explains reasons  why many still patronise them. “In the advanced society, people will surely ask for a postmortem to know what actually happened. The baby was a pre-term baby and she was advised to take the baby to specialists at Alimosho General Hospital, she did just that with the help of her husband. Enugu Town Unions In Lagos Hold Cultural Day Today, Gombe Tertiary Institutions To Resume Nov 10, DELSUTH Committed To Delivering World Class Healthcare Service To Nigerians, Interfaith Group Takes COVID-19 Campaign To Makoko, Scientists Join Forces To Combat Colorectal Cancer, COVID-19: Lions Club Donates To Lagos Rehabilitation Center. It is important that the mother and baby receive a postnatal examination as early as possible, preferably within 24 hours of birth. “Since TBAs are trusted and respected in their community, they can provide comfort for the mother and family during labor and delivery and introduce and facilitate the work of a midwife in the community, but they should not be seen as a substitute for a skilled birth attendant,” she said. “However, the situation is like joint demands. Chart and table of the Nigeria infant mortality rate from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100. Sadly many children and mother end up dying in the hands of unskilled doctors who undertake these operations or due to infections. She was advised to consult a gynecologist but she argued that it is beyond what a gynecologist can handle as she said she will seek spiritual help to avert a reoccurrence of that. “I can’t say whether the mortality figure is high or not because sometimes, we don’t get any mortality while other times, we get some deaths but all I can say is that without these birth attendants, the death rate would definitely be higher,” he said. According to WHO, many complications can occur in the first 24 hours. In addition, women often give birth at home, which means that qualified doctor… The third is the delay at the level of the health facility in terms of inadequate skilled manpower, lack of materials, power and so on,” he said. Published August 23, 2020 August 23, 2020. Some women become sick right from the time they become pregnant. Managing normal deliveries, recognising complications, and managing and referring patients with complications requires more knowledge, training, and oversight, as well as the ongoing experience that is gained from a regular caseload. A traditional birth attendant examines a pregnant woman. Unfortunately at about 2am on a Friday, she had another baby boy. This sad reality is mainly due to sheer lack of medical facilities. 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