Mrs. X can be anyone, a woman from Europe, Africa, or Asia. However, Mrs. X came from a poor family and a tradition that esteemed the male children, the males eat first and the females eat whatever remains. Only the males were allowed to go to school, so, no proper education was given to the females. Mrs. X had 7 children, each child was just a year older than the next, worst, Mrs. X works all day. The healthcare facilities were poor, no qualified health personnel, sometimes you need to pay bribes to be attended to, good healthcare was far from the town where Mrs x lived.
Mrs. X got pregnant. She was not privileged to attend antenatal care. Soon it was 9 months, she needed to walk 10km from where she lived to access quality healthcare. She had walked 8km when she started to bleed, in a struggle, she walked to the hospital, soon she and the baby died during labor of hemorrhage.
Mrs. X can be the woman next door, your sister, a cousin, you. Let's join hands to eradicate the factors that contribute to maternal mortality. Mrs. X lacked education, no birth spacing, had no quality healthcare around her or practitioners to attend to her. Mrs. X and her baby would still be alive if she had these privileges. Do you educate the woman next door on health issues that concern her?, Have you joined the campaign to educate the world how important a woman's education is, how birth spacing is essential, and the need to monitor their health during pregnancy?. Ignorance has led to a high record of maternal mortality, but then, it's the duty of you and me to enlighten people like Mrs. X about family planning, the importance of education, and ensure quality healthcare is at their reach.
