How low tech is making a big impact on maternal deaths in Nigeria

By Aanu Adeoye, for CNN

Updated 1242 GMT (2042 HKT) December 7, 2018

Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth, according to the <a href="http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/193994/WHO_RHR_15.23_eng.pdf;jsessionid=FC186C161A934E23A7CDB0757D4FEF44?sequence=1" target="_blank">United Nations</a>. It accounts for 19% of all maternal deaths on the planet.
Photos: Reducing maternal and infant deaths in Nigeria
Nigeria is one of the most dangerous countries in the world to give birth, according to the United Nations. It accounts for 19% of all maternal deaths on the planet.