The State of Maternal Health in Nigeria

The Maternal Mortality Country Profile by WHO in the trends shown from 1990 to 2015, Nigerian showed figures that are still very high and unacceptable. The values are 36% to 25.6%, and adjusted Maternal Mortality Ratio is 833 to 1089 from 2008 to 2013. While skilled attendants at birth from same period barely improved from 33% to 45%, the general fertility rate is 199 to 172 within the same period.