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flag In northeastern Nigeria, conflict and insecurity have made childbirth extremely dangerous, with high maternal deaths due to lack of medical access.

flag In northeastern Nigeria, a 16-year-old jihadist insurgency has made it extremely dangerous for pregnant women and children to access medical care, contributing to the country’s status as the world’s most dangerous place to give birth, with a maternal mortality rate of 993 per 100,000 live births. flag Dangerous roads, military checkpoints, curfews, and frequent abductions prevent timely treatment, forcing families to delay or forgo care, even during emergencies. flag Health facilities are underfunded, staff are hard to recruit, and attacks on ambulances and clinics remain common. flag Despite some decline in violence in major cities, rural areas remain unstable, and preventable deaths continue due to conflict, poverty, and systemic neglect.

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