Adolescents, youths and women have been charged to prevent unsafe abortions to check maternal deaths. The importance of comprehensive data on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR), which would help spread effective information and enhance efforts towards better practices, was also advocated.
This was at a three-day capacity-building workshop on Amplifying Female Voices in Demanding Accountability on Preventable Maternal Deaths in Lagos State, organised by Leadership Initiative For Youth Empowerment (LIFE) and supported by Amplify Change, held in Lagos yesterday.
Speaking on Data on Adolescents, Youth and Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) Needs, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist, General Hospital Mushin, Dr Muyideen Adelakun, noted that common pregnancy complications such as haemorrhage, hypertension, gestational diabetes, unsafe abortion and infection, among others remain…
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