A safety pin can protect the baby against evil spirits. Prolonged labour means she cheated on her husband. Swollen feet? She must be having a male child. Her age doesn’t matter as long as she is physically big enough to bear children.

These are just a few cultural beliefs that Dr. Babatunde Adewumi shared with us in this episode. Some of these beliefs are harmless, some are helpful, but most are dangerous and are contributing to Nigeria’s high maternal mortality ratio.

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This episode was produced by Rahmat Muhammad, Anthonieta Kalunta, John Iwodi, Dominic Tabakaji and Sam Tabakaji.

Executive producer Rahmat Muhammad.

Special thanks to Angela Umoru, Dr. Babatunde Adewumi, and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.

Copyright (c) 2021 Triple-E Media Productions. All rights reserved.

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We used several sources for this episode including:

▶︎World Health Organization

https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/maternal-health-nigeria/en/

▶︎Adeniyi Fagbamigbe

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309485067_Regional_Differences_in_Adolescent_Childbearing_in_Nigeria

▶︎Abimbola S. et al

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224915784_The_Midwives_Service_Scheme_in_Nigeria

▶︎2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)

https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/GF46/GF46.pdf

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