How Kaduna health workers save women from bleeding after chi
Community health workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria, are successfully using the E-MOTIVE intervention to manage postpartum hemorrhage. This approach has reduced maternal mortality rates by allowing local clinics to treat severe bleeding without requiring patient transfers.
Why it matters
The success of this intervention demonstrates how low-cost, standardized medical protocols can significantly improve maternal health outcomes in resource-limited settings.
Some nursing mothers at Mando PHC in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State. Photos: Angela Onwuzoo
At 77 primary healthcare centres across nine Local Government Areas in Kaduna State, trained community health extension workers have been equipped to manage women who develop severe bleeding after delivery using the E-MOTIVE approach. The intervention, according to the health workers, has significantly reduced maternal deaths linked to postpartum haemorrhage in the LGAs while strengthening PHCs to manage other childbirth complications. ANGELA ONWUZOO reports
When Mrs Hadiza Umar went into labour in April 2026, the 28-year-old mother of six never anticipated any life-threatening complications during delivery of her sixth child, having had five successful births without any health issues.
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