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POSTNATAL CARE

It is recommended that all women receive a health check within three days of giving birth. The postpartum period is particularly important because during this period they may develop serious, life-threatening complications, especially in the interval immediately after delivery. There is evidence that a large proportion of maternal and neonatal deaths occur during the first 48 hours after delivery. Postnatal care visits provide an ideal opportunity to educate a new mother on how to care for herself and her newborn baby.

2016 MIND THE GAP REPORT RANKINGS FOR POSTNATAL CARE

RANK

STATE

FEMALE POPULATION*

PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN WHO DID NOT RECEIVE POSTNATAL CARE FROM A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL*

Lagos

5,905,280

40.7%

Osun

2,560,312

42.5%

Abuja FCT

1,582,919

55.1%

Oyo

4,021,828

64%

Kaduna

3,654,092

69.9%

Ogun

2,560,351

73.7%

Cross River

1,739,725

78.7%

Kogi

2,271,254

79%

Akwa Ibom

2,608,370

79%

#10

Enugu

2,306,300

79.8%

#11

Anambra

2,714,626

79.9%

#12

Ondo

2,195,595

81.4%

#13

Nasarawa

1,168,191

81.6%

#14

Delta

2,596,948

82.6%

#15

Gombe

1,390,123

84.5%

#16

Ekiti

1,671,845

84.9%

#17

Ebonyi

1,430,758

86.4%

#18

Abia

1,882,608

86.9%

#19

Kwara

1,563,951

88.7%

#20

Rivers

3,361,990

88.7%

#21

Bayelsa

1,153,744

90.3%

#22

Imo

2,753,513

90.8%

#23

Bauchi

2,990,947

91.4%

#24

Plateau

1,871,180

91.7%

#25

Edo

1,864,674

93%

#26

Adamawa

1,891,333

94.6%

#27

Benue

2,492,536

95.6%

#28

Niger

2,614,598

96.4%

#29

Jigawa

2,586,400

97.1%

#30

Kano

5,725,807

98.7%

#31

Borno

2,756,631

99%

#32

Zamfara

1,910,050

99.4%

#33

Taraba

1,322,158

100%

#33

Yobe

1,357,355

100%

#33

Katsina

3,695,066

100%

#33

Kebbi

1,971,093

100%

#33

Sokoto

2,138,995

100%

* - 2015 Estimates

Source:
National Bureau of Statistics
The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program
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