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Maternal health in northern Nigeria: Challenges & Opportunities
1. Maternal Health in Northern
Nigeria: Challenges &
Opportunities
12/11/2017 1
By
Mazi Ejeckam Chukwuebuka . C.
Friday, 8th December 2017
2. Outline
Background - Causes
….and Elizabeth became one of the 145
Definition of Concept
Impact of Maternal Mortality
Factors Influencing Maternal Health in
Nigeria
Maternal Health Issues in Northern
Nigeria - EOC
Opportunities
Strategies
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3. Background
Nigeria has one of the highest rates of Maternal mortality in the developing world, and in
the globe.
Nigeria though only 2% of the global population accounts for 10% of the global estimate of
maternal mortality.
Estimates of maternal mortality are grossly under reported by as much as 50% because most
maternal deaths are more often than not counted at all.
For women who survive the ordeal of pregnancy and labour, a substantial number suffer long-
term morbidity including Vesico-Vaginal fistulae, Infertility and chronic pelvic disability.
The lifetime risk of dying from pregnancy related causes is 1 in 1750(developed countries), 1 in
870(East Asia), 1 in 90 (Latin America), 1 in 24 (Africa). For Nigeria, it is estimated at 1 in 13 .
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4. Background ( Cont’d).
Nigeria has a maternal mortality rate of 576 per 100,000 live births – a far cry from the then
projected 250 per 100 000 live births under the MDG 2015 target framework.
A joint report by W.H.O, UNFPA, UNICEF and World Bank surmised that in 2015 alone 58,000
Nigeria women lost their lives to pregnancy and child related causes.
According to a 10 year study of all maternal deaths at the Lagos State University Teaching
Hospital from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2014, the five highest causes of deaths are:
severe bleeding, infections, hypertensive disorders in pregnancy( eclampsia), obstructed labor
and complications following unsafe abortions. Severe bleeding was the most common cause,
followed by eclampsia. All these complications are highly AVOIDABLE & PREVENTABLE.
Factors that contribute to this are diverse, ranging from education to culture to religion and
lack of access to skilled health workers and necessary drugs. Others include living in an urban or
rural area, socio- economic status, geo-political zone ( Northeast- 1549/100,000) vs ( Southwest-
165/100,000)
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5. Background Con’td
NDHS 2013 showed that only 1 in 3 deliveries occur in modern health facility.
Also, while 90 percent of women from the south-east receive ante-natal care from skilled
health providers, this would be the case for only about 40 percent in the North –west for
example.
Nigeria ranks far behind other neighbouring economies ( e.g. Ghana & Benin) that both have
MMR of about 350 per 100, 000 live births. South Africa has
The Maternal Mortality rates are highest ( e.g. North) where women have many babies in a
short time periods while also facing malnutrition, poor hygienic conditions and poor access to
medical treatment.
Severe bleeding, obstructed/prolonged labour, unsafe abortions, hypertensive pregnancy
disorders(e.g eclampsia) are some of the DIRECT causes of death. HIV/AIDs, FGM, Malaria are
some of the INDIRECT causes. Poverty, Delays in referral for specialist services and the use of ‘’
Spiritual houses” for deliveries also contribute immensely to maternal deaths.
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6. Background Con’td
Less than a fifth (18.5%) of facilities offering maternal health care services met standards for
EOC nationally. This is worse off in the North.
In the public sector, 4.2% of facilities met the EOC criteria ( 1.2% for basic and 3.9% for
comprehensive)
In the private sector, 5.3% for BEOC and 27.5% for CEOC.
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8. Giving Birth- The Staggering Odds Against
Women In Nigeria.
Every single day, Nigeria loses about 145 women of childbearing age, making her the second
largest contributor to the maternal mortality rate in the world, according to UNICEF. When this
statistic came out earlier this year, it elicited different responses from different people online,
and started up a debate among friends, co-workers and total strangers over it’s veracity. For
others, it was just one more piece to add to Nigeria’s estimated poor development numbers
game.
However, for ELNATHAN HEZEKIAH, It was more than a number. It was a painful memory.
Maternal mortality, to him, had a face and a form. On March 26th 2017, it walked into his life and
took his wife. She became one of the 145.
In an exclusive Interview with Nigeria Health Watch, Hezekiah said it was his wife’s third
pregnancy and ‘’ because she was a few days overdue, I drove her to the hospital to be induced”.
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9. Con’td
Between the two, nobody could tell who was more excited at the baby’s coming; Mrs Hezekiah,
at the fact that she was going to meet the baby she had carried for nine months, or Mr.
Hezekiah because he was getting back his wife- shape, temperament and all, and the big one –
the baby. He had made plans to welcome back the mother and the new baby. ‘’ I bought a new
washing machine, painted the house bright cheerful colors and did all I could to make sure that
it was comfortable for my wife and our new baby,” he said.
Back at the hospital, Mrs. Hezekiah labored and finally gave birth to a 4.6kg baby boy. But tears
of joy quickly turned into heightened levels of panic when she did not stop bleeding, suffering
from one of the most common complications, postpartum haemorrhage. At 1.28am the next
morning, panic turned into sorrow, when she, exhausted from labor and blood loss, died.
The hospital did not give Mr. Hezekiah any reason for his wife’s blood loss.
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10. Cont’d
‘’ The drugs they needed to stop her from losing any more blood were not in stock and so I
went out to buy them. But when she died, nobody told me why ”. After her death, I
contemplated taking legal actions against the hospital but then I had no way to prove that they
had been negligent . I thought of the many people who like me had lost someone and had
decided to take the hospital to court. Nothing came of it. Nobody gets punished, no matter
what we do so why bother? The hospital has the backing of the NMA and I have no one. So, I
decided to leave it to God. Besides, nothing I do will bring her back.
I can’t describe the emotions I felt at her passing. There ‘s been so much pain, I can’t measure it.
There has also been a lot of disappointment because I hoped that it would not end like this. –
Elnathan Hezekiah.
(Culled from Nigeria Health Watch, August 2017)
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11. Definition of Concept
Maternal Mortality is defined as - the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of
termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy , from any
cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental
or incidental causes.
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12. Impact of Maternal Mortality
Maternal Mortality is one of the key indices of the state of health and quality of healthcare in
any society.
It provides one of the worst differentials in health indices between developed and developing
worlds.
The death of a woman has devastating effect on the whole family. It is often a tragic loss, not
only to the family, but also to the community and nation as a whole. For example, some
studies have shown the link or correlation between countries with low GDP and maternal
deaths.
Death of a mother increases the chances of death of her children between 2- 4 times.
Why should a woman loose her life trying to give life ? Can someone just tell me why?
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13. Factors Influencing Maternal Health in
Nigeria
National TFR is 5.7
16% of total births occur amongst adolescent girls
Unsafe abortions- estimated at about 610,000 per year in Nigeria. Globally, there are 56 million
abortions every year with about 17 million being unsafe according to the W.H.O
HIV/AIDs pandemic. Though there has been a steady reduction in national prevalence over the
years.
High malnutrition rate. Nigeria comes third after India and China ( who have exponentially
larger populations) in the world list of undernourished children and is currently one of the two
African countries listed among the twenty responsible for the 80% of global malnutrition.
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14. Maternal Health Issues in Northern
Nigeria
Some factors that contribute to maternal , ranging from low or no education to culture to
religion and lack of access to skilled health workers and necessary drugs. Others include living in
an urban or rural area, socio- economic status. Though these could be argued to be somewhat
general – their impact seems greatest in the northern zone of the country.
Northern Nigeria has also the worst socio-economic and development indices relative to the
south. This has also impacted on her poor maternal outcomes.
There seems to be a major cultural resistance to the emancipation of women in the north
relative to the south. This sometimes influences delays in seeking care, especially at the first
level.
Patronage of standard health facilities is lowest in the north and the lowest supply of
professional human resources for health occurs in the north.
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SouthWest Southeast South South North-Central North-East North West
% Facility Delivery
South West Southeast SouthSouth NorthCentral NorthEast NorthWest
Maternal Mortality per
100,000 live births
16. Human Resource for Maternal Health
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469
571
394
818
428
625
482
576
402
1016
862
672
South West
SouthSouth
South East
NorthWest
North East
North Central
MSS Facilities: (Midwives as at 2013)
Required On Ground
446
425
75
506
432
81
NorthWest
North East
North Central
MSS Facilities: (CHEWs as at 2013)
Required On Ground
17. Human Resource for Maternal Health
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South West
SouthSouth
South East
NorthWest
North East
North Central
SURE-P Facilities (Midwives as at 2013)
Required On Ground
South West
SouthSouth
South East
NorthWest
North East
North Central
SURE-P Facilities ( CHEWs as at 2013)
Required On Ground
19. Levels of Delay in Seeking Care
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1st
•Accounts for as much as 30-
40% of MM
•Lack of information and
inadequate knowledge about
signs and complications of
pregnancy and danger signs
during labour
•Cultural practices that restrict
women from seeking care
2nd •Inability to access health
facility- poor siting, poor road
and communication network,
Poor community support.
3rd
•Inadequate skilled
personnel
•Inadequate equipment
& supplies
•Lack of blood
•Lack of staff motivation
20. Emergency Obstetrics Care
All socio-economic program, while good in themselves for maternal wellbeing, cannot prevent
direct medical complication IF and WHEN they occur in pregnancy.
Strategies needs to be in place to treat these condition whenever/wherever they occur.
EOC – Life saving procedures in emergencies
It is lack of one or more of these under listed that contributes to death in emergencies:-
Perform Caesarean Section, Perform Vacuum Extraction, Perform Manual Vacuum Aspiration,
Manual Removal of Placenta, Administer Antibiotics
Administer Anaesthesia, Administer Oxytocin, Administer anticonvulsants ( MgSO4), Blood
Transfusion
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21. Opportunities
Apparent no-lack of fatigue at international/national levels on issues affecting mothers, girls
and children.
Many interventions over time in Nigeria – Free maternal and Child Health care Programme(
FMCHCP), The Nigerian Integrated Maternal , New-born and Child Health Strategy, Midwives
Service Scheme (MSS) and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program ( MCH), MamaYe,
Saving One Million Lives, etc.
Window of opportunity also exist for a wholistic approach in tackling ‘’ womanhood’’ &
Reproductive Health issues through the new ‘’ life cycle’’ paradign.
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22. Opportunities – SURE-P MCH Leverage
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Total ANC Visits New ANC Visits Deliveries by SBAs FP New Acceptors # attending FP Clinic # of Postnatal checks
Baseline ( Apr-Sept 2012) 140503 51807 16695 11176 26292 25870
6 months After ( Oct - Feb 2013) 154133 61623 18285 14987 29190 26338
Comparison of Baseline vs 6 months After data in SURE-P MCH facilities
23. Strategies
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Generate political will via continuous Advocacy/Activism
Girl child Education & Women Empowerment
Community Health Education
Male Involvement in Maternal & Reproductive Health – partners
Improve infrastructures (roads, transportation, ambulance services, etc)
Provide effective referral services
Provision of adequate SUPPLY & DEMAND components for Maternal Health interventions
Friendly Health worker attitudes towards pregnant women
………..can you add to this list
24. ‘’…. the focus must be on the right of women to have these basic maternal health services.
Government and communities must see this not as an ‘’ extra’’, but as a fundamental
component of women’s health, child health and family health ‘’.
Carol Bellamy ( UNICEF)
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