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Assessing the knowledge and skills on emergency obstetrics care among health providers: Implications for health systems strengthening in Nigeria
Available evidence indicate that while 303,000 women died in 2015 from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 66% of these deaths [1]. Within sub-Saharan Africa, nearly 29% of the maternal deaths occurred in Nigeria with an estimated 58,000 pregnant women dying annually in the country mainly from preventable obstetric causes. Read more...