Maternal deaths: A recurring crisis in Nigeria, by Ogechukwu Williams In Nigeria, an estimated 75,000 women die every year from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. This translates to about 206 women every day and one woman every seven minutes. In other words, the country loses the equivalent of an entire town of women to pregnancy-related deaths. Yet, these losses do not register as a national catastrophe and remain invisible, except as personal tragedies and anecdotes. Why have these deaths remained invisible in national and public discourse despite the sheer...