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By Nigeria Health Watch | May 23, 2025

Scaling Heat-Stable Uterotonics to Prevent Maternal Deaths in Nigeria

Adanna Opara (Lead Writer) Every day, countless mothers around the world lose their lives to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), a devastating reality that remains a widespread and persistent challenge in Nigeria. The country accounts for 28.5% of global maternal deaths, with PPH being a major contributor, causing 22% of these tragic losses. A webinar hosted by […]

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Human-centered Design for Life: How Smiles for Mothers is Keeping Mothers Alive

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 2, 2021

About one in every five global maternal deaths happens in Nigeria. Improving maternal health outcomes must remain a key priority that generates urgent policy action. According to the 2018 Nigeria Demographic Health Survey (NDHS), out of 100,000 live birth, 512 women will die while giving birth. In the same survey, findings suggest that the lifetime […]

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