Reshaping maternal services in Nigeria: any need for spiritual care?

Adanikin, Abiodun Idowu; Onwudiegwu, U.; Akintayo, Akinyemi A.

doi:10.1186/1471-2393-14-196

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“…18 As also highlighted in this report, many women who receive orthodox antenatal care end up delivering in unorthodox centres. [19][20][21] Reasons for this from this case could be attributed to the poor socioeconomic status of the parents.…”

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Avoidable birth injury complicated with limb gangrene: a reflection of an in-efficient health system

Olugbade¹,

Taiwo²,

Ajayi³

et al. 2016

Nig. J. Paed.

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Gangrene of the lower extremities in neonates is a rare event except in traumatic cases. When risk factors for trauma to the limb of the newborn exist, it is important to prevent such injuries and when they are inevitable, appropriate management of injuries should further prevent complications such as limb gangrene. This report describes a newborn whose birth was poorly managed and thereafter sustained traumatic unilateral lower limb gangrene from the management of femoral fracture at a traditional bone setting. This report aims to highlight the deficiencies in the Nigerian health system which permitted this unfortunate scenario.

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Avoidable birth injury complicated with limb gangrene: a reflection of an in-efficient health system

Olugbade¹,

Taiwo²,

Ajayi³

et al. 2016

Nig. J. Paed.

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“…Akeredolu et al (2017) reported that patients express their desire for clinicians to be aware of their religious and spiritual needs. Most importantly the health benefits of religious and spiritual care have also been documented, including psychosocial wellbeing, by extension fostering the concept of holism (Adanikin et al 2014;Crowther and Hall 2015), awareness of the human nature of the unborn baby (Hall 2006), humanisation of care and the 'mysteriousness of our human existence' (Crowther and Hall 2015, p. 176). A recent study on the influence of religion on the use of maternal health services among Christian and Muslim women in Northern Nigeria showed that religion had minimal influence (Al-Mujtaba et al 2016).…”

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“…They have no formal education, some learned from their relatives while others went through an apprenticeship style of training. In Igbo prayer houses, the ministers not only pray for divine intervention, but they also use traditional herbs (Adanikin et al 2014). In contrast, modern healthcare practitioners have had formal education which is approved by the government, and as such they are considered legitimate practitioners.…”

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Religion and Spirituality in Pregnancy and Birth: The Views of Birth Practitioners in Southeast Nigeria

2019

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Religion and spirituality have been acknowledged as crucial aspects of health and wellbeing. Nigeria, the most populous African country, is a multi-religious society where plural health systems (traditional and modern) co-exist. Religion is part of everyday conversation within the country and traditional healthcare providers are believed to have spiritual healing powers. Correspondingly, Nigerian women in their quest for a meaningful and comprehensive maternity care experience continue to use the plural health systems during the pregnancy birth continuum. Drawing from data collected through interviewing midwives (n = 7) and traditional birth attendants (n = 5), this paper explored the place of religion and spirituality within maternity care in the context of Igbo-Nigeria, through the lens of hermeneutic-phenomenology. Ethical approval was granted by relevant institutions and consent was obtained from each participant prior to the interviews. The findings revealed divergent views of the birth practitioners, influenced on one hand by conventional Western scientific ways of thinking, and on the other hand by traditional/cultural orientation. Healthcare professionals’ views on the place of religion and spirituality within maternity care in Igbo-Nigeria reflect societal norms, impacting either positively or negatively on women’s needs for a meaningful maternity care experience. In order to improve women’s satisfaction with their pregnancy and birth experience, it is important for the healthcare providers to pay attention to and reflect on their own religious and spiritual belief systems.

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“…Nonetheless, a recent publication that investigated antenatal attendees from two tertiary health institutions in Southwest Nigeria found that pregnant women frequently desire spiritual care during pregnancy and childbirth 58 . This is explained in part by the perception in many African settings that pregnancy is a period of increased risk of attacks by witches and other satanic forces 59 .…”

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“…Pregnant women, therefore, see care and delivery in faith-based facilities as a safe haven. In the study by Adaniki et al, majority of the women interviewed were of the viewpoint that the likelihood of delivery in a hospital would be greatest if collaboration existed between their religious leaders and healthcare workers 58 . This mentality has encouraged the argument that a hospital environment that is faith tolerant is likely to improve women's use of evidence-based maternity care services in Nigeria.…”

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Engendering the Attainment of the SDG-3 in Africa: Overcoming the Socio Cultural Factors Contributing to Maternal Mortality

Ogu

Agholor

Okonofua

2016

Afr J Reprod Health

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At the conclusion of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide an opportunity to ensure healthy lives, promote the social well-being of women and end preventable maternal death. However, inequities in health and avoidable health inequalities occasioned by adverse social, cultural and economic influences and policies are major determinants as to whether a woman can access evidence-based clinical and preventative interventions for reducing maternal mortality. This review discusses sociocultural influences that contribute to the high rate of maternal mortality in Nigeria, a country categorised as having made -no progress‖ towards achieving MDG 5. We highlight the need for key interventions to mitigate the impact of negative sociocultural practices and social inequality that decrease women's access to evidence-based reproductive health services that lead to high rate of maternal mortality. Strategies to overcome identified negative sociocultural influences and ultimately galvanize efforts towards achieving one of the tenets of SDG-3 are recommended. (Afr J Reprod Health 2016 (Special Edition); 20[3]: 62-74 RésuméComme le rideau est tiré sur les Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement (OMD), les objectifs de développement durable (ODD) offrent la possibilité d'assurer une vie saine, promouvoir le bien-être social des femmes et mettre fin à la mortalité maternelle évitable. Cependant, les inégalités en matière de santé et les inégalités en matière de santé évitables occasionnés par des influences et des politiques sociales, culturelles et économiques défavorables sont des déterminants majeurs quant à savoir si une femme peut accéder à des interventions cliniques et préventives fondées sur des preuves pour réduire la mortalité maternelle. Cette revue discute des influences socioculturelles qui contribuent au taux élevé de mortalité maternelle au Nigeria, un pays classé comme ayant fait "aucun progrès" vers la réalisation de l'OMD 5. Nous soulignons la nécessité d'interventions clés pour atténuer l'impact des pratiques socioculturelles négatives et les inégalités sociales l'accès des femmes à cette diminution des preuves basées services de santé génésique et de plomb à taux élevé de mortalité maternelle. Les stratégies visant à surmonter les influences identifiées socioculturelles négatives et, finalement, de galvaniser les efforts en vue d'atteindre les objectifs de développement durable sont recommandés. (Afr J Reprod Health 2016 (Special Edition); 20[3]: 62-74).

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Reshaping maternal services in Nigeria: any need for spiritual care?

Cited by 15 publications

References 17 publications

Avoidable birth injury complicated with limb gangrene: a reflection of an in-efficient health system

Avoidable birth injury complicated with limb gangrene: a reflection of an in-efficient health system

Religion and Spirituality in Pregnancy and Birth: The Views of Birth Practitioners in Southeast Nigeria

Engendering the Attainment of the SDG-3 in Africa: Overcoming the Socio Cultural Factors Contributing to Maternal Mortality

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