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Nigeria: 'Nigeria Has Second Highest Stillbirth Rate in the World'
Daily Trust, 19 September 2023
Nigeria ranks second among countries with high stillbirth rates in the world, experts from the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) have said. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Ranks Second in Worldwide Maternal Deaths - WHO
Leadership, 10 May 2023
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has ranked Nigeria as the second country with the highest number of maternal, neonatal and child deaths globally. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria Is World's Second Nation With High Maternal, Child Deaths - Report
Premium Times, 10 May 2023
The report noted that in 2020, 788 women and children died 'per thousand' in India and 540 women and children 'per thousand' died in Nigeria. Read more »
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Uganda: MK Movement Supporters Launch 'Safe Birth Delivery' Campaign
Nile Post, 18 September 2023
In a proactive move to address the pressing issue of maternal mortality and neonatal morbidity rates, supporters of the MK Movement in Tororo have initiated a "Safe Birth Delivery"… Read more »
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Nigeria: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Nigeria - the SHI Response
Nigeria Health Watch, 18 September 2023
In 2016, Dr. Oluwakemisola Agoyi and Dr. Roland Ojo witnessed the benefits and drawbacks of traditional and community-based birth attendants (TBAs and CBAs) in delivering infants… Read more »
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Nigeria: Gates Foundation Lists Measures to Prevent Stillbirth, Infant Death in Low - Middle-Income Countries
Premium Times, 13 September 2023
The report also highlights seven life-saving innovations, which they said could be easily implemented by midwives and birth attendants to reduce maternal mortality. Read more »
Nigeria Ranks Second in World For Stillbirths - Experts
Nigeria ranks second among countries with high stillbirth rates in the world, according to experts from the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN). The burden of stillbirths in Nigeria is over 46% per 1,000 births, and one of the root causes is the underutilisation of data on registered stillbirths for decision-making.
The Stllbirths and Decisionmaking and Planning project, (SPEED), being implemented by the International Research Centre of Excellence of the IHVN, is working to translate data on Nigeria's stillbirths into government policy.
Stillbirth is when a baby is born without any signs of life at 28 weeks of pregnancy or more.
According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Nigeria has the second highest stillbirth rate in West and Central Africa, with 36.2 stillbirths per 1,000 live births.
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Listening to woman's voices, needs, and unique perspectives is paramount to improving access to quality, respectful maternal healthcare, write Dabri Olohije Ohanu and Olu Read more »
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A slowdown in the progress made during the past decade against maternal and infant mortality, is projected in the African region, Read more »
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Nigeria, like many low and middle-income countries, accounts for some of the highest burdens of maternal deaths. Nigeria accounts for about 20% of global maternal deaths, largely ... Read more »
