Why Preventable Neonatal Tetanus Continues to Kill Newborns

When Mama Adekunle, as she is fondly called, heard the news of the birth of a child to her son, she did what most new grandmothers in Nigeria do - she rushed over to perform her traditional duty of taking care of the new mother and child, Premium Times reports.

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