Greener Journal of Medical Sciences

 

 

 

Update on Maternal Mortality in Nigeria – The Way Forward, Covid-19 in Perspective

 

 

Briggs NCT¹; Eli S²; Kalio DGB³

 

 

Department of Community Medicine, Rivers State University.¹

Mother and Baby Care Global Foundation.²

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rivers State University Teaching Hospital.³

 

 

 

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