Worried by incessant cases of maternal mortality on pregnant women, especially at the grass-root level, health facilitators in Jigawa State have urged governments at all levels to increase support for ante-natal services delivery.
Making the assertion during media assessment and monitoring on causes of maternal death on pregnant women at Kiyawa General Hospital, the
Jigawa State Co-ordinator of a non-governmental organisation, (DEVCOM), Hajia Binta Umar, viewed with concern the high increase of maternal death despite state government intervention.
According to her, “as an NGO we deem it necessary to render support through public advocacy on the importance of ante-natal attendance on pregnant women, especially those in the rural areas, as part of measures in regulating maternal death, as well to implore the assistance of government commitments to increase support of ante-natal service delivery to save lives of pregnant mothers, during and after delivery.”
She stated that during the tour it was discovered that free, anti-natal services provided in hospitals by the Jigawa State Government has increased hospital attendance on pregnant women especially those from rural areas.
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