Thread by @nighealthwatch

Today, the #GivingBirthInNigeria train moves to the salt of the nation, Ebonyi State (Abakaliki)

Theme: Catalysing Accountability for Maternal Deaths.

Stay with us for live updates from our second multi-stakeholder meeting.
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@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi What is the most memorable piece of advice that your mother gave you?- @VIhekweazu asks participants as we kick off the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting in #Abakaliki.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG Pregnancy and delivery are some of the most vulnerable moments in a Nigerian woman’s life. Nigeria has very dire statistics on maternal deaths. We cannot continue like this- @VIhekweazu at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting in #Abakaliki

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria Total percentage of women delivered by a skilled provider in Nigeria is 57%, 84.3% in the South-East and 58.3% in #Ebonyi State -@VIhekweazu at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting in #Abakaliki

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org With the #GivingBirthInNigeria project, we aim to ensure the underlying causes of maternal deaths are recorded, understood and action is taken to address and prevent future deaths- @VIhekweazu at the multi-stakeholder meeting in #Abakaliki

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org The #GivingBirthInNigeria narrative must change because pregnancy is not a struggle between life and death. Pregnancy is not a disease- @uofonagoro at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting in #Abakaliki

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya When you first found out that you were pregnant, how did it make you feel?

At the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting in #Abakaliki, @uofonagoro shares a pregnant Nigerian woman's response 👇👇

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc Since the #GivingBirthInNigeria baseline survey conducted by @EpiAFRIC in May 2019, deaths of 92 women have been recorded on the Magpi Platform- @uofonagoro

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc The government is doing a lot but access to services is the major issue that women face in #GivingBirthInNigeria- Ibina Marcillina, Director, Women Affairs at Ebonyi State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc Our culture has made us believe that women who have caesarean sections are weaklings. This needs to stop- Ugo Ndukwe Uduma of @SMLASNEWS at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting in Abakaliki.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS Don't say you will deliver as a Hebrew woman. When you want to deliver your baby, go to a healthcare facility so that midwives can attend to you properly- ED @SMLASNEWS, Mrs Ugo Uduma at the #GivingBirthInNigeria

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS When your partner is pregnant, you are also pregnant. The man doesn't rest till there is safe delivery of the baby- Ajah Chima Oliver, ED Development & Integrity Intervention Goal Foundation, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS Traditional rulers need to encourage members of the community to visit health facilities. People obey laws by the community because they are closer to the people- Ajah Chima Oliver, ED Development & Integrity Intervention Goal Foundation, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS Culture is the root cause of maternal deaths in #Ebonyi. To some, the only way to know a woman was faithful to her husband during pregnancy is her ability to deliver in her backyard- Barr. Virgy Nweze Ngozi, Gender Desk Officer, Ministry of Women Affairs
#GivingBirthInNigeria

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS No woman wants to deliver her baby where she won't be taken care of. Many women go into labour at night and our health workers don't work at night- Barr. Virgy Nweze Ngozi, Gender Desk Officer, Ministry of Women Affairs, at #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS In a community where we work, any woman that delivers at home is fined.
It costs about 120k for a C-section in FETHA. We introduced an emergency assistance fund to address the funding challenge- Agha Ogbonnia Ibiam of AMURT Foundation, at #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS We cannot address issues surrounding #GivingBirthInNigeria without addressing primary healthcare, family planning and child spacing- Dr. Ajah, Vice President, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting in Abakaliki

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS We cannot keep talking about accountability when our facilities do not have thermometres, when we work under mango trees- Ogbutor Perpetual, Officer in Charge, Izzi PHC, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS All stakeholders, including healthworkers, individuals, communities and the government, should be held accountable for maternal death in Nigeria- Ogbutor Perpetual, Officer in Charge, Izzi PHC, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS The govt distributed three keke ambulances to each LGA in Ebonyi. Some of these ambulances have been converted for other purposes- MaryJane Ikechukwu-Nwobodo, Reproductive Health/Safe Motherhood Coordinator, Ebonyi Min. of health, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS Drugs are not always available in our health centers. Some pregnant women are not given the necessary drugs during antenatal because there are no drugs- Ajah Chima Oliver, ED Development & Integrity Intervention Goal Foundation, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS We should introduce maternal health education to our school curriculum. There is an urgent need to enlighten the younger generation- Titus Abuchi, Director TMAN Foundation Clinic at the #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS I will take my wife as my first #GivingBirthInNigeria project. I will ensure that she visits the health care facility for antenatal care and delivers our baby there- Agara Austin, Youth Leader, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS @MamaYeNigeria @iamchidindu @iSERVE2050 @MallamPelliks @inya01 The attitude of health workers scares many women away from health facilities. There is a need to also sensitize our health workers- Egbo Grace of Tribune Newspaper at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS @MamaYeNigeria @iamchidindu @iSERVE2050 @MallamPelliks @inya01 @Maternal_Monday @UW_MCH @Nursingworld_Ng @radiocranberry @PhcAfrica Once you are interested in sex, you should be interested and involved in the product of sex. Men must be accountable for maternal death- Ajah Chima Oliver, ED Development & Integrity Intervention Goal Foundation, at the #GivingBirthInNigeria meeting.

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS @MamaYeNigeria @iamchidindu @iSERVE2050 @MallamPelliks @inya01 @Maternal_Monday @UW_MCH @Nursingworld_Ng @radiocranberry @PhcAfrica @RaiseFDN @JAnyantiSFH @Wavaorg It is heart-warming to note that the solutions to the teaming challenges of giving birth in Ebonyi State are not far-fetched- @uofonagoro at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS @MamaYeNigeria @iamchidindu @iSERVE2050 @MallamPelliks @inya01 @Maternal_Monday @UW_MCH @Nursingworld_Ng @radiocranberry @PhcAfrica @RaiseFDN @JAnyantiSFH @Wavaorg @pbasinga The #GivingBirthInNigeria baseline survey found that maternal deaths in some communities were ascribed to unnatural forces. A claim was even made for a pervading mystical season of maternal deaths by a respondent- @uofonagoro at the multi-stakeholder meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS @MamaYeNigeria @iamchidindu @iSERVE2050 @MallamPelliks @inya01 @Maternal_Monday @UW_MCH @Nursingworld_Ng @radiocranberry @PhcAfrica @RaiseFDN @JAnyantiSFH @Wavaorg @pbasinga @Fmohnigeria I once requested for an ambulance during an emergency. I was told there was neither fuel nor a driver available. I was asked to write a letter to the LGA chairman to request for those- Ogbutor Perpetual at the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting

@MSDforMothers @MEtiebetMD @TemitayoE @VIhekweazu @unwomenNG @Africare @ToyinSaraki @EbonyiState @GovDavidUmahi @orodedoherty @ToluTheMidwife @unwomenafrica @Iyadunnio1 @MamaletteNG @W4HNigeria @womeninGH @wellbeingafrica @wharc_nigeria @KarenTheWidwife @MidwiferyToday @SFHNigeria @brownbutton_org @uofonagoro @ekemma @EpiAFRIC @EbonyiFirstLady @aanurot @MNCH2NG @magarya @Olubunmi___ @WHONigeria @DrZobo @UjuObuekwe @bash2dmc @SMLASNEWS @MamaYeNigeria @iamchidindu @iSERVE2050 @MallamPelliks @inya01 @Maternal_Monday @UW_MCH @Nursingworld_Ng @radiocranberry @PhcAfrica @RaiseFDN @JAnyantiSFH @Wavaorg @pbasinga @Fmohnigeria What does maternal health mean to you? Share using the hashtag #GivingBirthInNigeria

This is what it means to participants of the #GivingBirthInNigeria multi-stakeholder meeting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State 👇