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Thanks for clarifying. The point about episiotomy is not clear. Are you saying, it is only when instruments need to be used that an episiotomy becomes necessary. I have heard some teaching hospitals just cut all women o. I sincerely hope it was an exaggeration.

kukus01: what I read on nairaland these days are appalling, I av been to the UK and US several times. I refused my wife giving birth out naija she gave birth to our son here in naija hospital its a wonderful experience from the ante natal to child birth the care she got was whao so y all d bull shit about naija hospitals. I did not break my acc to pay d bills, Abuja for that matter.

kendraloops:
Its not an exaggeration at all. Gave birth at Mother n Child hospital in Akure. As I was brought to the delivery room, one of the midwives examined me with her fingers and encouraged me to push. The other was in a hurry to change shift n just cut me up (seems she was in charge). While sewing me up later on, I wasn't given any pain killers. She was just inserting d needle n 'thread' like a pro while I was there howling in CRAZY pain. Met other new mums later in d nursery n they told me they also went thru d same tin.
Wasn't like my baby was too big or something. The midwife said something like 'we cut up most women for their first vaginal delivery'. Donno if that's standard procedure though.
Took about 2 months to fully recover from the tears. I even have a scar down there.
So much 4 childbirth in Nigeria.

tellwisdom:

I wont marry you even if i was offered for free. My yansh fine pass ur face #Spits

Temismith: seriously, dat guy needs to return to yaba left soon! Hes really constituting a nuisance! Cant imagine a human being said dat! I will agree wit u dat hes a kid, lets pray he grows up and feel sorry for wat he sed.

zibiah: @acidosis as if u know wat is going thru my mind right now. Am heavy and am almost due n d fear griping me as am reading dis thread is sometin else. My hubby has begged me to stop reading it but I can't help mysef. I keep coming back hoping to read more pleasant experiences
So far with God's grace n mercy my pregnancy has been smooth n without any incidence n I jst pray n hope dat it continues like dis even at delivery without any complications.I read a lot n keep asking my doc for clarification on any issue dat could arise n he has been forthcoming in his response.....I jst hope he displays same competence, due deligence proper care during my delivery

Policewoman: I would advise those going for C.S to request for an epidural. It makes the whole thing less painful and quick also. But sha make sure your husband finds out if they have a good anaesthetologist. For Abuja, DIFF, Nisa Premier, Zankli are ok, but they are very expensive (some C.S can cost as much as N1M)or Asokoro, Maitama or Garki general hospitals. Abuja clinics too is very good. One of the best.

othenok: @busolayemi
The Drs are Gbaja although over worked, they are wonderful. I was home by the 3rd day and to think the whole thing cost N80, 000. Normal birth is 30, 000 while ante-natal reg is 15, 000.
By the next day, the new mothers were all chatting as if nothing happened.
Am really glad Fashola built this hospital in all the LGs in Lagos.

steph7: Reading the experiences here, have inspired me to work harder. I must not have my babies in Nigeria. The experiences here are pretty scary, giving birth is already a scary experience adding lack of equipment and nonchalant staff is almost a suicide recipe. Years ago my friend gave birth in a teaching hospital in PH, and the midwife was slapping her during labour when she was trying to push.

propofol: FACT: NIGERIA HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES IN THE WORLD.
FACT :A LOT OF WOMEN HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES NEEDLESSLY.
FACT : NIGERIANS ARE TOO COMPLACENT. Why would you not ask questions? Why would you not read.
FACT: THERE ARE DOCTORS AND THERE ARE DOCTORS.
PEOPLE PLEASE KNOW YOUR RIGHTS ASK FOR THE BEST.I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR LIFE HERE.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALWAYS ASK TO BE SEEN BY THE CONSULTANTS. BE READY TO PAY. These are the specialists. There is nothing wrong in asking how many similar cases he/she has done in the past AND THE OUTCOME. NEVER MIND EVEN IF THEY GET ANGRY. PLEASE BE BOLD.In some hospitals they employ nurses who pose as doctors and they will never let you know because they know you will leave.Just imagine that the person administering the anaesthesia is a nurse with no dr supervising him/her.ARE YOU WILLING TO PUT YOUR LIFE IN THE HANDS OF THIS PERSON? JUST BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL WANT TO CUT COST AND NOT EMPLOY SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSONS? This is just too risky.
However sometimes these thing do happen. That is why anyone going for surgery MUST SIGN A CONSENT FORM.I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ALL PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR HUSBANDS."WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU ARE EXPECTING" ITS AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER.

nikkyshyne: I lost my mum thru childbirth

Oduduwaboy: First of all.......introductions : am new to nairaland , am a doctor, a senior registrar on Obstetrics & gynaecology. This is one of the most serious threads i have seen on this forum and i feel compelled to contribute to the discourse.

I own up to the bad attitudes but many of us are working to change things. Believe me it wont be long. But also think of working long hours under gruelling tropical conditions with poor remunerations and one could understand some of the bad attitudes....mistakes in this field are also senationalized even within the system and so everyone is on edge.......

I will have to continue this later my dearest Nigerian mothers . RIP to the dead!!!

LCDD:

nurses in all federal hospitals and healthcare centers are well paid as compared to other civil servants in nigeria.

aysometin: Hi All,

We all must have heard about the CEO of Ewar makeovers passing away due to complications arising from Childbirth, she was a friend therefore I am heart broken.

Since the story broke out yesterday, I have heard so many scary stories about having your child in Nigeria both from people offline and online. A friend actually told me she was given general anaesthetic and oxygen finished during the process, God saved her.

P.S this is not a UK/US is better than Nigeria thread as we all live in different regions and have different purses. If you have had bad experiences abroad too, feel free to share. I just want mothers to share their experiences and maybe reccommend good hospitals to expectants mothers and also name and shame the bad ones.

I suspect the Dads will have more stories to tell as they do all the running around when the woman is in labour or having a CS.

mrs flawless: I had my first baby at the st. georgies hospital in tooting and it was a mixed experience. My water broke and I went with my husband to the hospital, upon some examination, the nurse told me my water had not broken and it was probably incontinence; I was convinced my water had broken but she wasn't so she sent me back home, ask that I should use pads and then come back to the hospital the following day. I was a bit disappointed(as I had been looking forward to finally seeing the baby that kicks me so much that sometimes it hurts) but went back home all the same.
I kept changing pads throughout the night and showing my husband just so he can be sure but I wasn't having any contractions and the amniotic fluid wasn't really like gushing out of me.
We went back to the Hospital the following day and we were not attended to until about 12.00 noon(partly because I wasn't showing any sign of pain or discomfort)The nurse that attended to me also said that my water had not broken but god of heaven must have intervened and she requested for pads from the other night which I showed to her. Upon showing her the pad, the next couple of hours after was like I was in an episode of doctors or ER. The Nurse ran and got me seated in a private room where all manner of wires connected to a computer were strapped on my chest and my big tummy. The nurse LATER explained that the pad had greenish colour which meant that the baby had poo-ed and could be in distress.
I was later transferred to a room where a Nigerian nurse was on duty. needless to say, she was distracted and didn't notice on the chart when the baby's heartbeat was going off. she apologised to us once things later stabilised. After about 3 hours and with still no contractions and a new team of doctor and nurses resuming shift, the doctor team lead(God bless her heart) said I have o be induced since its about 24 hours that my water had broken and to avoid the baby having an infection; I accepted and called my sis at home to be praying for me.(it was in April and I had earlier lost my mum in April of the previous year) However, as soon as I was induced, the baby reacted and the heartbeat started to drop, the Asian nurse monitoring the screen quickly made an emergency call to the doctor who rushed in and told my husband "I HAVE TO GET THIS BABY OUT IN 15 MINUTES" I was rushed into the theatre and was operated on and the baby- a boy was brought out. he was monitored further and thankfully to God, he was perfectly normal. I was later sown up and given good care thereafter. I was told to ask for anaesthetic anytime I feel pain which I did and they freely gave.
3 years after, I had my second child in an hospital in the Jabi area of Abuja, this time I elected to have a C/S after my Doctor advised all through pre-natal consultation. Now, for someone who had seen Hospitals, Caring Doctor and proper equipment, to say I was disappointed at the theatre would be an understatement. I just kept praying. the floor was bare, no screens, no wires and just the doctors. The only "equipment" I saw was an iron bucket(the kind I last saw during my secondary school days)> But God saved me and the CS was successful. the recovery part was the scary part; I was in serious pains and I kept asking for pain killers but none was given. A doctor at some point told my husband to tell me to calm down and bear the pains since I had just been sliced(her exact words). I at some point fell that life was going out of me and it was just God's mercy that saw me through. I went back home with a very beautiful daughter and a heart full of gratitude to God. I am however very scared to entertain the thought of another child. I would have really love to have one more but my last experience kinda freaked me out.
I hate to compare Countries but I have to say that the Medical Team in UK showed that they "owed" me a duty of care and also they would have been questioned if anything had happened to me or the Baby but the Nija guys were all over the place, no cohesion, no duty of care and all.
I pray that that pretty CEO rests in peace and may God have mercy on all of us but just maybe it could have been different elsewhere.

Policewoman: I had my own birth in National Hospital, Abuja a few years back. But the place is in a total mess now. Last week when a friend wanted to deliver and was not dilating enough, they scheduled her for a CS, but said she had to wait till morning cos the Doctors were on strike. So we had to rake for them there o, carry the babe sharp sharp go one private Hospital. There she delivered without issues, not even needing a CS. Try to give birth in a good private hospital if u can afford it.

otijah: Nt yet a father @op wetin I go talk abt my own experience

tanidabi: The truth is Nigeria is peculiar,but we still have some few professional,anything can go wrong anywhere,Nigeria,or otherwise,it's just tha chances are high in Naija,like someone said maybe Ewar was AS some docs don't even know that AS patients need extra oxygen wen been given anesthesia,I had a procedure done once at an highbrow hosp in VI,highly equipped cos dat was d first time I was seeing a heart monitor live for the first time in my life,the last thing I remember was the injection on my hands,6hrs later I woke up and the MD came to my bedside nd said we cancelled the procedure,u had a CARDIAC ARREST,I was 29 at that time,o boy with an oxygen task beside me nd a nurse stationed at my side with strict instructions I shld not move an inch my hubby was so scared ,anyway few months later,my broda calls from UK nd tells me anytime u are going for a surgery tell dem u are AS cos his gp told him that AS patients are susceptible to cardiac arrest,I told the yeye anesthethist dat nd he said he's not heard of dat b4,I had to do anoda procedure dis year at anoda clinic and the moment I told him of the cardiac arrest episode he simply said am not gonna take chances ,he brought in a specialist anesthetist dat cost me extra 280k but o boy it was so worth it,evrytin went so fine that he was wondering y I had a cardiac arrest in the first place,so people like I always say ask questions o ,they don't really like it wen u ask questions but pls ask and if u feel comfortable going abroad pls go,but it can happen anywhere,two of my bosses had ugly experiences abroad.