Adopting MMS To Reverse Maternal, Child Mortality In Nigeria News
“A malnourished pregnant woman could suffer from impaired cognitive development, anemia and other micronutrient deficiencies, fatigue and impaired well-being, impaired productivity, ostructed/prolonged labour, eclampsia and pre-eclampsia and maternal mortality.
Putting a figure to it, the United Nations Children’s Fund stated that Nigeria has the second highest burden of stunted children in the world, with a National prevalence rate of 32 per cent of children under five.
MMS is a formulation of multi vitamin for pregnant women as identified by the United Nations that should help pregnant women to have a better value in terms of nutrition for themselves and their children. “The reason for that is because MMS contains 15 essential vitamins and minerals for pregnant and nursing women and meets micronutrient requirements that poor diets cannot meet. It contains vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, Vitamin C, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, copper, Iodine, Iron, Selenium and Zinc, which help to improve maternal nutrition and reduce the risk of adverse birth outcomes.
However, it is not yet operational, Ohanyido said, while calling on critical stakeholders, including the media to advocate for the rollout of MMS in the country, to avert maternal and child mortality in Nigeria.
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