Nigeria faces maternal health crisis as deadliest country to give birth

In northeast Nigeria, women face some of the deadliest odds in the world when giving birth. The region, already scarred by years of Boko Haram insurgency, now grapples with collapsing health systems, dwindling aid, and growing insecurity, leaving mothers with little access to care.

Aisha Muhammed, a mother of twins from Konduga, described her ordeal:

“A lack of good hospitals is our problem, as well as a lack of workers, medication and…