A non-governmental organisation, Breakthrough Actions Nigeria (BA-N), has identified malaria as a contributor to miscarriage in pregnancy.
The NGO also said that malaria reduces blood and causes the low birth weight of babies.
The organisation gave the charge when members of its State Behavior Change and Advocacy Core Group (SBC-ACG) paid an advocacy visit to the Catholic Women Organisation and Assemblies of God Women Convention in Abakaliki.
The group sponsored by USAID said sleeping under insecticide-treated mosquito nets all year round will help to ensure a better health outcome for both the mother and child.
Mrs Charity Odio who is the Advocacy and Capacity Strengthen Officer of BA-N, therefore, advised pregnant women to always sleep inside insecticide-treated mosquito nets every night to prevent getting malaria from the mosquitoes bites.
She however encouraged women to always visit hospital whenever they notice dangerous signs in pregnancy like severe headache, swollen hands and feet, acute stomach pain, bleeding from vagina, difficulty in breathing and seizure.
On her part, another member of the BA-N, Dr Asuozor Nwabunma charged pregnant women, nursing mothers, children and fathers to always consume a variety of nutritious foods to sustain good health.
According to her, it does not cost much to eat nutritious food.
She however charged pregnant women to reduce the quantity of their food intake and concentrate more on fruits and vegetables to build their immunity, legumes and seeds for bodybuilding.
Reacting on behalf of the women, the president, Abakaliki Diocesan Catholic Women Organisation, Dr Achi Evelyn eulogised members of the NGO for the awareness creation.
She said, “This sensitisation will go a long way to give women a long life.”
She then urged the NGO to extend teaching to more women in the state to end maternal and child death in the state.
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