Sexual Health

Why women shouldn’t have sex immediately after childbirth – Gynaecologist

Monday, January 24, 2022

Having sexual immediately after childbirth can cause bleeding, infection, painful sex and break down of perineal tear in women, says a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist.
The gynaecologist, Abosede Lewu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday that the well-being of the woman immediately after birth would determine when to resume sexual intercourse.
Ms Lewu is the team lead at Girlsaide Initiative and Convener, Keep All Mothers Alive Project.

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Child Birth

Mother and Child

Sexual Health

Group-B strep blamed for nearly 150,000 stillbirths, baby deaths

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

A bacterial infection found in one in five pregnant women worldwide is responsible for an estimated 147,000 stillbirths and infant deaths each year, and a vaccine is urgently needed, researchers said Monday.

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Infant Mortality

Sexual Health

Reproductive Health

Group B Streptococcus infection

IDPs are being raped – Nigerian govt raises alarm over HIV/AIDS rate

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Head, Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the Presidential Committee on North-east Initiative (PCNI), Dr. Sidi Ali Mohammed, has attributed the increasing rate of HIV/AIDS in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in the North-east to rampant cases of rape.

Ali Mohammed spoke on the sidelines of a PCNI meeting in Abuja.

He, however, assured that the security sub-committee of PCNI is working round the clock to ensure more places that are liberated were getting the humanitarian assistance they need.

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Dr Sidi Ali Mohammed

Presidential Committee on North-east Initiative