Safe Mother, Safe Baby
An analysis of the maternal mortality rate in Nigerian Women
Nigeria has a maternal mortality rate of 814, according to the World Health Organization (2020) (per 100,000 live births). A Nigerian woman's lifetime risk of dying during pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, or post-abortion is one in 22, compared to one in 4900 in developed countries (WHO, 2020). According to current evidence, the high rate of maternal and neonatal mortality in Nigeria is related to the three types of maternal delay suggested by Thaddeus and Marine (Okonofua et al., 2018). These barriers include a delay in deciding to seek maternal health care, a delay in locating and arriving at a medical facility, and a delay in receiving skilled healthcare once the woman arrives at the facility. Improving availability, accessibility, affordability, and quality of care in
primary health care facilities will almost certainly reduce Nigeria's high rate of neonatal and maternal mortality (WHO, 2020).
primary health care facilities will almost certainly reduce Nigeria's high rate of neonatal and maternal mortality (WHO, 2020).
