Mrs Olubunmi Lawal, the National President, National Association of Paediatric Nurses (NAPN), on Saturday said Nigeria ranked third with about 800,000 preterm births annually.

Lawal disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja as the world commemorates 2018 World Prematurity Day.

This year’s theme is: “Working together, partnering with families in the care of small and sick newborns”.

She said annually, 15 million babies are born premature globally out of which 60 per cent are born in Sub-Saharan Africa with one million deaths recorded.

“India ranks first, secondly China and Thirdly Nigeria with 773,600 preterm births yearly, hence the need to raise awareness on the challenges and interventions at communities, families, and to government at all levels.

“Premature birth is a common, costly and critical health problem and also the leading cause of new born death and children under the age of five globally.

“Preterm births are babies born before 37 completed weeks of gestation which are categorised as Extremely Preterm with less than 28 weeks gestation.

“Others are Very Preterm, which are babies born between 28 and 32 weeks gestation and Moderate to Late Preterm are babies born between 32 weeks and before 37 weeks gestation,’’ she said.

Lawal listed causes of preterm birth to include placenta abruption, where the placenta separates from the uterus during pregnancy, hormonal changes, which could cause stress to the unborn baby or mother, among others.

She explained that babies born too early may experience a long-term health issue that affects the brain, lungs, vision as well as lifetime disabilities than babies born at full term.

She added that 75 per cent of such complications could be prevented with adequate equipment, skilled health workers and available intensive care units in healthcare facilities.

“This is a call to action, preterm birth is critical and costly to us as a nation, and therefore we want a continuous and sustainable intervention from all stakeholders.

“To achieve Sustainable Development Goal in 2030, the Federal and State Governments must invest in education, healthcare, research, advocacy and community programmes to help give every baby the chance to survive and thrive,’’ Lawal said.

More details at https://www.akelicious.net/2018/11/nigeria-records-800000-preterm-births.html

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It is high time Nigeria implement a strict family planning policy.




We are over populated.

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Kai, Nigerians dey born Oh for this harsh economy. And if you notice, most of them can't afford 3 square meals a day, living from hand to mouth...

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And two third of the estimated birth came from the north.

Nigerian population explosion is really getting scary. And the worst part is the population are unproductive population. China and India are using their population as resources to develop their economy but ours is parasitic population.

Government need to force family planning especially in the northern part of the country.

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And here in Nigeria some parents are given birth to many children without any good good job to take care of them..

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Saving Nigerian Newborn Lives

Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and has the continent’s highest annual number of newborn deaths.

Nigeria has made very important progress in reducing the deaths of children under five especially from diseases like pneumonia and diarrhea, but has made much less progress in saving the lives of babies at the time of birth and during first 28 days of life, which is known as the newborn period. By the end of today, over 700 newborns will die, mostly from preventable causes and an additional 800 babies will be stillborn.

This video documents what the Nigerian government, together with partners, is doing to tackle the burden of newborn deaths. It is part of the Call to Action for Saving Newborn Lives in Nigeria.

Over population is killing us but how can we even control it when all our oga ontop cares about are barren breed of cows and fighting corruption. Educate a child today on how to earn a better life and be satisfied with his dreams and see if he will not resist corruption. But what we have today is to fight corruption by feeding one prisoner with N37m monthly.
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