A man in Katsina State has reportedly divorced his 14-year-old housewife for allowing a male medical practitioner to attend to her while giving birth to his baby.
The teenage mother, who was divorced by her husband, had a complicated childbirth and was rushed to the hospital where there was no female medical practitioner available.
As a result, the only male medical practitioner present attended to her during labour, leading to the breakdown of her marriage.
Although the lady gave birth successfully, her husband was upset when he realized that a male medical practitioner had attended to his wife during labour, prompting him to divorce her.
The Executive Director of Nana Women and Girls Empowerment Initiative, Dr Fatima Adamu, revealed this during an event in Abuja focused on revolutionizing the country’s healthcare system.
She appealed to governments, especially state governments, to ensure equity in the recruitment and deployment of medical personnel to rural communities.
“A 14-year-old Fulani girl in Katsina State delivered and had difficulty with delivery, so we had to take her to the hospital. After the delivery, the husband divorced her because she was attended to by a man.
This young girl was divorced all because she was attended by a man during delivery,” she lamented.
Adamu also expressed concern about the shortage of health workers in Nigeria, particularly in relation to the country’s population growth.
She emphasized the need for governments, especially state governments, to take responsibility for producing their own health workers to meet the growing demand.
The event brought together stakeholders advocating for accountability and prudence in healthcare training institutions.
The representatives from USAID also highlighted the critical role of human resources for health, especially primary healthcare workers like nurses, midwives, and community health extension workers, in strengthening the country’s healthcare system.
Nigeria currently faces challenges in producing enough skilled healthcare personnel, particularly at the primary healthcare level.
One of the pressing concerns highlighted during the event was the high burden of maternal and child mortality in Nigeria.
The country shoulders over 34% of the global burden of maternal deaths and has become the world’s highest contributor to deaths among children under five years old.
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