Jail Time or Death: Pregnant Women in Nigeria Face Unlikely Sentence in their Hospitals By Mercy Abang

Mrs Audu, 33, had just given birth to her first child at the Asokoro General Hospital. She was ecstatic and could not wait to take her newborn home but her joy was short-lived. “We’ve been asked to stay here until we can pay”, looking at her newborn, she said, feigning indifference. “I need Nigerians to […] // '); // --> //]]> // '); // --> //]]>