Maternal Mortality: DevComs Tasks Bloggers on Family Planning Campaign

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*NURHI says women are special, should be protected from dangers of frequent child birth
DevComs, Programmer Officer, Omobonike Adebayo delivering a lecture at the  workshop. Photo by BASHIR BELLO DOLLARS
By; ALEX UANGBAOJE, Kaduna
Worried over the high rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria, Development Communication Network (DevComs), has challenged bloggers on the need for a rigorous campaigns for Family Planning in Nigeria.

DevComs, Programmer Officer, Omobonike Adebayo made the call in Kaduna, at a two-day training programme for ‘Social Media Bloggers on Effective Family Planning Projection’.
According to her, the nation will achieve it’s economic security if child birth rate is properly regulated.
Omobonike, said over 700,000 unattended pregnancies would be averted if Nigerians understand family planning, its benefits and the intention of the campaigns, adding that the lives of over 4,000 mothers and children would also be saved.
She therefore, charged social media bloggers to become champions and advocate in the campaigns for family planning and ensures that their messages are well tainted in order to help the society understand the benefits of family planning.
She reiterated DevComs’ commitment to supporting any group that is ready to champion the cause of family planning in Nigeria, saying that bloggers are in a good position to use their media to ensure that Nigeria attains the United Nations family planning projection.
Also speaking, Kaduna State Team Leader, Nigeria Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), Malam Kabir Abdullahi  explained that women by their configuration are special and has unique roles in building the family and the nation.
He noted that the absence of a woman in a household, affects the man and the children, even other relatives, because their roles are unique and nobody can take their place.
Kabir, advised men to always consult with their wives before making babies so that they can have a better control in spacing and limiting the number of children they want to give birth to.
He however, said that family planning is a healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy which the media must communicate effectively to the communities at the grassroots,  to educate, inform and enlighten them on the benefits.

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