By Chioma Obinna
The joy that comes with safe delivery will soon become a commonplace across communities in Lagos State and pregnancy will no longer be seen as a death sentence with the return of Ayinke House, the popular baby factory in the state.
Interestingly, the new facility is back and better with 170-bed space and equipped with all facilities to cater for newborns. There are fears that the new Ayinke House now known as Institute of Maternal and Child Healthcare facility, may draw even women who have stopped childbearing to go back to the labour ward.
Lagos State has maternal death ratio of 450 per 100,000 as well as newborn death ratio of 37 per 1000 according to 2013 National Health and Demographic Survey, NDHS, and the newly commissioned Institute is geared towards promoting the health of the mother and child during pregnancy, childbirth and after delivery. It will also offer family planning and assisted reproduction.
The digitalized Institute of…
