Despite efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), maternal mortality rates worldwide especially Nigeria has remained unacceptably high, heightening the need for more efforts by all and sundry to reduce the number of women dying during child birth and possibly eliminate it.
Towards tackling the ugly trend of maternal death in Nigeria which has been described as worrisome, an expert in reproductive health has reiterated the need for increased investment in family planning to reverse the trend. Listing the benefits of family planning, the expert, Assistant Director, Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Pathfinder International, Dr. Habeeb