Falmata, the 24 year old mother of the baby born from Geidam Local Government of Yobe State with her heart organ outside the chest wall thought she had given birth to twins when she saw the heart pulping outside the chest of her new born daughter.
Falmata who is now at the University Teaching Hospital Maiduguri having left Geidam on referral informed our correspondent at the hospital that she only realized that it was not a second baby when they got to the General Hospital at Geidam in Yobe State from their village Gonigori.
According to her, she never felt any difference of the nine months she was carrying the baby from the other three children she has already had.
She has also informed that she never heard of what is called ante natal services giving to women during pregnancy in her life, just as the baby was delivered at home with the help of traditional birth attendants.
But her husband said their wives reject ante natal because they are scared of what the men will do to them when he was asked whether he knows anything about ante natal care.
Asked if there is any medical facility close to their village, Mustapha replied that the only medical facility close to their village is about 10km but there are no personal nor drugs, so people have to travel hundreds of killomtres to Geidam General Hospital.
Mustapha, a farmer said himself and the wife make an average of 10 to 15 bags of grains per annum which they use for sale and domestic consumption. An income that wouldn’t obviously sponsor an operation of N3 million. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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A lot still requires urgent governmental attention ⚠.
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