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Abia: How one woman ended Okuenyi mothers’ dangerous trek for childbirth

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

…Govt promises standard facilityBy Steve Oko UMUAHIA — For pregnant women in Okuenyi community, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, the journey to motherhood was often a painful test of endurance, one that began long before labour pains set in. With no functional health facility to attend to them, expectant mothers had to trek […] The post Abia: How one woman ended Okuenyi mothers’ dangerous trek for childbirth appeared first on Vanguard News.

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