“It is my belief that if women, especially those in rural and impoverished communities had a level of antenatal and postnatal knowledge, the rate of maternal mortality will be reduced” – Arinola Olajumoke.
Olajumoke is a Grassroots Development Champion passionate about personal growth. She is a graduate of Biology from Tai Solarin University. Currently, she is working as a customer care representative.
With the statistics of pregnant women who died from birth complications in Nigeria soaring through the roof, Olajumoke felt the need to educate expectant mothers on how to keep themselves safe and their child too, during and after birth.
She believes that if women, especially those in rural and impoverished communities had a level of antenatal and postnatal knowledge, the rate of maternal mortality will be reduced.
To that effect, Olajumoke launched the Safe Mother Safe Child project in Sabo, Owode, Idiroko. In the course of the project, she taught the participants personal hygiene, ante and postnatal care.
Olajumoke has taken action to curb infant and maternal mortality in her community.
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