The United States Agency for International Development/Nigeria’s Targeted States High Impact Project, has said that 40,000 maternal deaths occur yearly in the country.
Speaking at an interactive session on child and maternal mortality, the Chief of Party for USAID/TSHIP, Dr. Nosakhare Orobaton, said Nigeria was the second highest contributor to maternal deaths in the world.
According to him, about 40,000 maternal deaths occur in the country yearly.
Orobaton said malaria, which is endemic in the country, could contribute to the incident of anaemia among pregnant women.
He said pregnant women need enough blood to be able to go through the child delivery process successfully.
He therefore advised pregnant women to ensure that they use mosquito nets regularly.
“A pregnant woman is more susceptible to malaria because her immunity is reduced due to the pregnancy. The proportion of women who use mosquito nets is still low. Pregnant women must ensure they use mosquito nets.”
Orobaton, who added that chronic malaria in women could lead to stillbirth, urged them to treat the disease properly.
He recommended the use of Misoprostol, a medication which experts say has helped in the reduction of maternal deaths caused by post-partum bleeding.
He also advised pregnant women to ensure that they space their pregnancies, so that they can fully recover from the stress of the last pregnancy.
BY YETUNDE ADEYI
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