Maternal Health In Nigeria Case Study
Nature and Magnitude of Maternal health in Nigeria:
Maternal health is directly linked to the numbers of pregnancies and deliveries. Ewetan and Ese (2014) stated “Every single day, Nigeria loses about 2,300 under-five years old and 145 women of childbearing age” (p.1). Thus, maternal health is one of the main public health issues in Nigeria.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2013), as shown in Figure 1, the maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 1200 per 100 000 live births, but that rate had decreased in 2015 to 350 per 100 000 live births due to the target No. 5 of the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) Figure 1.
MDG 5, one of the eight Millennium Development Goals, …show more content…
Mostly, women in rural areas do not go to clinics or hospital for their deliveries. 58 percent of women give birth at home and just only 37 percent of them take place in hospital (as cited in Ferdinand et al, 2014). Traditionally, they just try to give birth with midwives at their home and they do not think that this might be risky and dangerous for their lives and their children’s lives.
However, some villagers are very poor and their places do not have the basic socioeconomic infrastructure, medical facilities and good roads, they live very far away from a health center, and they cannot afford the transportation fees and delivering costs either (Eseme, 2016). Thus, they just have to rely on traditional birth attendants who are cheap and accessible. As a result, the women’s maternal death rate cannot be reduced until they have knowledge and health education and it is also important for enough health resources to be provided in rural …show more content…
According to Nigeria’s president, maternal mortality rate in that country has been falling 20 percent over the last five years (“Nigeria's maternal mortality rate falls by 20%”, 2015). It also mentioned that all pregnant women can now receive the free medical attention in the hospital in Nigeria. From 1990 to 2015, the Millennium Development Goals target (MDGs) makes an improvement because it could reduce a 75 % in the maternal mortality rate (Cooke & Tahir, 2013).
In addition, the government should provide more technical skills and trainings for childbearing for women’s community organizations to protect them from maternal death. Reducing poverty, investing in the health system, and sharing the knowledge and education are essential in parts in Nigeria-especially in the rural areas. These interventions can help save the lives of women and children and reduce the very high maternal death rate in
Maternal health is directly linked to the numbers of pregnancies and deliveries. Ewetan and Ese (2014) stated “Every single day, Nigeria loses about 2,300 under-five years old and 145 women of childbearing age” (p.1). Thus, maternal health is one of the main public health issues in Nigeria.
According to World Health Organization (WHO) (2013), as shown in Figure 1, the maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 1200 per 100 000 live births, but that rate had decreased in 2015 to 350 per 100 000 live births due to the target No. 5 of the MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) Figure 1.
MDG 5, one of the eight Millennium Development Goals, …show more content…
Mostly, women in rural areas do not go to clinics or hospital for their deliveries. 58 percent of women give birth at home and just only 37 percent of them take place in hospital (as cited in Ferdinand et al, 2014). Traditionally, they just try to give birth with midwives at their home and they do not think that this might be risky and dangerous for their lives and their children’s lives.
However, some villagers are very poor and their places do not have the basic socioeconomic infrastructure, medical facilities and good roads, they live very far away from a health center, and they cannot afford the transportation fees and delivering costs either (Eseme, 2016). Thus, they just have to rely on traditional birth attendants who are cheap and accessible. As a result, the women’s maternal death rate cannot be reduced until they have knowledge and health education and it is also important for enough health resources to be provided in rural …show more content…
According to Nigeria’s president, maternal mortality rate in that country has been falling 20 percent over the last five years (“Nigeria's maternal mortality rate falls by 20%”, 2015). It also mentioned that all pregnant women can now receive the free medical attention in the hospital in Nigeria. From 1990 to 2015, the Millennium Development Goals target (MDGs) makes an improvement because it could reduce a 75 % in the maternal mortality rate (Cooke & Tahir, 2013).
In addition, the government should provide more technical skills and trainings for childbearing for women’s community organizations to protect them from maternal death. Reducing poverty, investing in the health system, and sharing the knowledge and education are essential in parts in Nigeria-especially in the rural areas. These interventions can help save the lives of women and children and reduce the very high maternal death rate in