March 20
Nigeria: Beyond the Numbers - What Data and Community Voices Reveal About Maternal Deaths in Nigeria
Oladimeji Solomon Yemi and Safiya Shuaibu Isa (Lead writers) Read more »
December 04, 2025
Nigeria: Pregnant Women Face Growing Danger At Gauraka PHC
Pregnant women are increasingly relying on traditional birth attendants and home births in Gauraka town of Niger State, due to an overstretched clinic. For many, the danger begins… Read more »
November 14, 2025
Nigeria: Shared Responsibility - Rethinking Men's Role in Nigeria's Reproductive Health Agenda
Global efforts to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 continue. Goal 5, gender equality, is widely recognised as central to sustainable… Read more »
November 06, 2025
Nigeria: Pregnant Women Struggle At Mahuta Health Clinic in Kaduna State
For many pregnant women in Mahuta community in Kaduna State, accessing healthcare is a daily nightmare. With just one overstretched health clinic serving more than 20,000 people,… Read more »
October 29, 2025
Nigeria: Maternal Deaths in Nigeria - When Systemic Neglect Meets Medical Complications
When my wife went into labour at night in June 2025, I was fortunate to be there to support her. As the hours passed, I watched her endure the excruciating pain of labour… Read more »
October 17, 2025
Nigeria: Why Expanding MPDSR Across Nigerian States Is Key to Ending Preventable Maternal Deaths
Every maternal or perinatal death carries two tragedies, the life lost and the lessons that go unlearned when the circumstances of that death are not reviewed and acted upon. Most… Read more »
October 18, 2025
Nigeria: How Antimicrobial Resistance Threatens Maternal Health in Nigeria
In maternity wards across sub-Saharan Africa, the battle for life is fought on two fronts: against the complications of childbirth, and against infections that refuse to respond to… Read more »
October 16, 2025
Africa: Trump Cuts U.S. Aid to Africa. Pregnant Women Lose Needed Medicines
The United States is cutting billions in foreign aid. In Nigeria, pregnant women and others now face higher risks from HIV Read more »
June 25, 2025
Nigeria: Curbing Preterm Births in Nigeria Through Better Antenatal Care
Aisha Abdullah, a registered midwife, had just started her morning shift at a primary healthcare centre (PHC) in Gombe State. She was checking a patient's blood glucose level when… Read more »
