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Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria's conflict-hit north

Ongoing Boko Haram insurgency and a nearly 97% cut in family planning budgets have worsened maternal mortality, with Nigeria holding over 25% of global maternal deaths, WHO reports.

  • Pregnant women in Nigeria's conflict-hit northeast face grave risks due to Boko Haram's resurgence and dwindling foreign aid.
  • Many doctors and health workers have fled the region, while roads are closed by fighting.
  • Nigeria has over a quarter of the world's maternal deaths, with at least 1 in 100 women dying during childbirth in the country.
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Pregnancy has become a nightmare for many women in Nigeria's conflict-hit north

Aisha Muhammed was in the third trimester of her pregnancy when she had the convulsions and high blood pressure of eclampsia, a leading cause of maternal death. Her village’s only health clinic had no doctor, and the only medical help was 40 kilometers (25 miles) away in one of the world’s most dangerous places.

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