Mamabase: save the life of women, children

Mamabase: save the life of women, children

The life -saving is here: “Mamabase”.
This medical initiative, under the aegis of the maternal and reproductive health collective (Mrhc), is an intervention based on the data that identifies and supports the most vulnerable women and low income from pregnancy six weeks after delivery in the local state in the state of Lagos.

Apart from the mothers waiting for rescue, Mamabase also protects the life of children.
The project, implemented between October 2023 and September 2024, recorded 7,883 pregnant women, facilitated 7,467 safe deliveries and drastically reduced maternal mortality rates among the participants.
So far, women were dying in thousands.
At least, about 79,000 maternal deaths in the country were recorded in the country. Pytision, this represents about 29 % of global statistics.
But with the arrival of the Mamabase, the good news is here for Nigerian families.
This medical intervention has reduced Drasticy the high maternal mortality in the country.

Piloted in Lagos in 2023 from this team of Nigerian doctors, scientists and public health experts of Mrhc, good dramatic results are being obtained.
To deal with the challenge, a data based on the data called Miles was created (mapping, identification, connection, educating, supporting) to identify and support pregnant women in the underground community. Using this framework and owner tools, the Mamabase team connected women to prenatal and essential delivery women and provided a guide and monitoring in progress during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Since October 2023, the program has enrolled 7,883 women in Lagos. Of these,
99.9% survived birth, a surprising contrast with the national maternal mortality rate of 1,047 deaths from 100,000 lives live.
It is also instructive to know that over 80% of the participants in the Mamabase delivered in healthcare facilities with qualified birth assistants and 60% completed four or more prenatal visits (a reference point recognized internationally for quality maternal assistance).
The maternal mortality rate among the participants in the Mamabase has fallen to only 120 per 100,000 births lives, almost 10 times less than the national average.
Tuesday during a press conference in Lagos, the executive director of the Mrhc acting, dr. Olajumoke Oke, he said: “By registering the women in vulnerable pregnancy, connecting them to primary health structures and providing scans, free tests and emergency care, we have shown that systemic change is also possible in limited environments”.
Encouraged by the results, Mrhc is expanding the program in further areas of the local government in Lagos.
He also launched a large -scale version in the state of Kaduna, one of the most affected regions of Nigeria, with the aim of reaching thousands of women by 2026.

Dr. Oke said that Mrhc is already in negotiations with the government of the state of Kaduna and has already met the parties concerned.
He revealed that the revolutionary program aimed to improve the results of maternal health.
Some key results, according to the organizers, included the registration of 7,883 women with 80 % of their accessibles to qualified maternal treatments at the health facilities; 60 % of the presence of before-natal care by the participants; Emergency care support provided for 144 high -risk women, including coverage for the Cesaree Safevita sections; and 99.9 percent child survival rate for deliveries.
A participant, Mrs. K. Leber, said: “When complications arose, Mamabase covered my Caesarea section at the Harvey Road General Hospital.
“Without them, I don’t know how I would have survived.”
Another beneficiary of the initiative, D. Agape, said happily: “They paid for my scans when I had no money, made the difference”.
The Mamabase initiative also includes: community awareness and defense campaigns such as: #wemenforher and #Runforher; Partnerships with corporations (Sterling One Foundation, I-Fitness), Stakeholder Health; and data based on data through registers and maternal health research.
According to dr. OKE, the Mambase report underlines the potential of targeted interventions to reverse the maternal health crisis of Nigeria, adding: “No woman should die giving life. With collaborative effort, we can make it a reality”.
The Chief Operating Officer of the organization, Dr. Olufunmilola Owosho, said that Mrhc started the full implementation of the Mamabase program through the 20 local governments in 2023, with a plan to connect 5,000 women to formal health care within 12 months and ensure that, at least 80 % of them have access to maternal services in healthcare facilities.
Owosho declared in November 2024, the organization recorded 7,883 pregnant women, adding that 7,473 children were delivered through the Mamabase initiative.
He revealed that through the initiative, emergency care and support were assigned to 144 women.
He asked for a partnership and collaboration with the various resources of the community during the expansion of the project.

Highlighting the challenges found during the implementation of the project, he said that many women lack health insurance and birth plan while the lack of emergency transport structures for women in work and some socio-cultural factors were impediments.
He revealed that phase II of the project, which would be a leaner process, would have been extended to the state of Kaduna, adding that it would also focus on disadvantaged communities.
The Senior Program Manager (Research), Dr. Oluwatosin Loyee, complained that more women in pregnancy die daily.
Loyye said that tragedies are guided by factors such as bleeding, infections, hypertension disorders, poverty and inequality, lack of education and socio-cultural factors.
He said: “pregnant women have avoided basic health care due to the attitude of healthcare professionals. They also refuse to go to the health center due to medical costs”.
He said that Mrhc intervened to face these challenges through a detailed program that includes the education and training of assistants at birth, health education for pregnant women, home visits by community health workers, telemedicine messages, research and defense.
The Senior Data Manager of Mrhc, Olalekan Olagunju, said that 79 % of targeted women delivered safely, underlining that women also expressed satisfaction with the services rendered by the organization.
The research/project coordinator, Fehintiluwa Aluko, said that the behavior in search of health of pregnant women must be improved through education, lighting and support.
Representative of a development partner, David Lawal of Sterling One Foundation, urged public spirits and corporate bodies to respond to Mrhc’s request for action in the interest of public well -being.
A permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health of Lagos, Abimbola Mabogunje, praised the project, stating that he has increased the maternal and reproductive health of targeted beneficiaries.
In collaboration with the state government of Lagos and its agencies, Mrhc, in 2023 and 2024, trained 284 Phc and 69 doctors respectively in the field of care for emergency midwife (EMOC)
He also trained 884 health workers at the global PHC on maternal assistance respectful in 2023 and another 1,078 in 2024.
These interventions strengthen health systems by guaranteeing high quality and reactive care tailored to the needs of women in their communities.
Dr. Oke added: “By registering vulnerable pregnancy women, connecting them to primary healthcare structures and providing free scans, tests and care, we have shown that systemic change is also possible in contexts limited by resources”.

Currently, Mrhc also supports the most vulnerable and low income women from pregnancy six weeks after Epe delivery, hares, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, Mushin, Ajeromi, Ojo, Amuwo -odin, Kosofe, Agege, Apapa and Eti-ASA.
At the press conference held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lagos (Lcci), Ikeja, there were government officials, health professionals, researchers, development partners and medical students.