Our culture versus her body
la Queen Estelle
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<p>Every year, about 36,000 pregnant women die in Nigeria. That's 100 pregnant women dying per day. Four pregnant women die every hour.</p> <p>In our previous episode, we were joined by Dr. Cecilia Banga who walked us through the many ways that pregnancy can kill a woman. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Babatunde Adewumi as we discuss the many ways that our cultures here in Nigeria contribute to maternal mortality.</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>This episode was produced by Rahmat Muhammad, Anthonieta Kalunta, John Iwodi, Dominic Tabakaji and Sam Tabakaji.</p> <p>Executive producer Rahmat Muhammad.</p> <p>Special thanks to Angela Umoru, Dr. Babatunde Adewumi, and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.</p> <p>Copyright (c) 2021 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved.</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>We used several sources for this episode including:</p> <p>▶︎World Health Organization</p> <p><a href="https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/maternal-health-nigeria/en/">https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/maternal-health-nigeria/en/</a></p> <p>▶︎Adeniyi Fagbamigbe</p> <p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309485067_Regional_Differences_in_Adolescent_Childbearing_in_Nigeria">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309485067_Regional_Differences_in_Adolescent_Childbearing_in_Nigeria</a></p> <p>▶︎Abimbola S. et al</p> <p><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224915784_The_Midwives_Service_Scheme_in_Nigeria">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224915784_The_Midwives_Service_Scheme_in_Nigeria</a></p> <p>▶︎2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)</p> <p><a href="https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/GF46/GF46.pdf">https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/GF46/GF46.pdf</a></p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>▶︎Follow us @234.audio on Instagram, @234audio on Facebook, and @234audio on Twitter</p> <p>▶︎Subscribe to our 234Audio YouTube channel</p> <p>———————————————</p> <p>If you are interested in sponsoring or licensing this program, reach out to us via WhatsApp at +234 818 230 1234 or send us e-mail at in