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Lagos State Government has called for stronger practice betwixt Traditional Birth Attendants, TBAs, and healthcare workers arsenic it seeks to amended maternal and newborn wellness outcomes crossed the state.
A connection by the authorities authorities said the telephone was made by the Permanent Secretary, Health District III, Dr Monsurat Adeleke, during a stakeholders’ gathering held astatine the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Secretariat, Ibeju.
Adeleke disclosed that TBA services recorded a diminution betwixt January and July 2026 compared with the aforesaid play successful 2025.
According to her, caller antenatal registrations among TBAs dropped by 31.9 per cent, from 1,594 successful 2025 to 1,085 successful 2026.
She added that aged registrations besides fell from 3,152 to 1,901, portion deliveries conducted by TBAs declined by 36 per cent, from 1,308 to 837.
Adeleke said the stakeholders’ gathering was organised to find whether the diminution meant much women were present utilizing wellness facilities oregon whether immoderate were avoiding healthcare services.
She besides acknowledged the level of spot immoderate women person successful TBAs, urging...
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