35 YEAR OLD MOTHER OF NINE DELIVERS TRIPLETS IN BIRNIN KEBBI



Nigeria - Wife of Kebbi State Governor H.E Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu has called on pregnant women to to attend regular antenatal care and have supervised or hospital based deliveries. She made the call on the 30th of May 2019 during a visit to Hajiya Safiya Mohammed, who gave birth to triplets at the Fati Lami Hospital, Birnin-Kebbi


Hon Zara'u Wali who represented the wife of the governor said Northern women must adopt birth spacing and learn skills. She then made gift presentations on behalf of the Dr Bagudu. She said the gifts items were presented to support the parents.


The father of the triplets, Mallam Umaru Abubakar an Islamic teacher could not hold back his joy as he thanked the First Lady for the kindness shown to them.

Meanwhile Safiya disclosed that she had an ultrasound scan and knew she was expecting triplets but didn’t attend regular antenatal and delivered the babies at home. However, she was rushed to Sir Yahaya Hospital when bleeding post delivery didn’t stop. She added that with 10 pregnancies and 11 mouths to feed and no income, she was going to consider family planning.

Gifts were presented to the family as well as hospital staff from Dr Bagudu and the Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF) who were also present. The gifts compromised of baby clothings, cosmetics, food items and monetary incentives.

Sabatu Andrew
Media Aide
WOG
Government House
Birnin Kebbi

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