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May 2012, Zainab gave birth to her first child, a baby boy. Shortly after giving birth, Zainab haemorrhaged. With the advice of a Doctor, she agreed to take Tranexamic Acid which helped stop the bleeding. Zainab is convinced that the drug saved her life.
Although Tranexamic Acid has been proven to help stop women from bleeding after giving birth thereby reducing the risk of dying during childbirth, it is still not available in all medical facilities in Nigeria. Read more here.
All images taken while on assignment for Wellcome Trust.
Seven years ago Zainab gave birth to her first child, a baby boy. Shortly after giving birth, Zainab haemorrhaged. With the advice of a Doctor, she agreed to take tranexamic acid which helped stop the bleeding. Zainab is convinced that the drug saved her life.
Zainab preps a bed to be used by a nurse. Zainab works as a health assistant in the University College, Hospital, Ibadan.
Zainab's kids, Mohamed and Muaz, share a moment in their home in Ibadan.
Mohamed uses his carefully constructed lego to “photograph" his mother in their living room. Mohamed, 6 is Zainabs first child.Shortly after giving birth to him, Zainab haemorrhaged and with the advice of a Doctor in UCH, Ibadan she agreed to take Tranexamic acid. Zainab is convinced that if she did not agree to take the Tranexamic acid, she would have died
Portrait of Zainab and her children, Mohammed (L) , Muaz
One of many signs in UCH that help patients and their wards navigate their way through various units in the hospital.
A nurse counsels a pregnant woman in Adeoyo maternity hospital, Ibadan.
Some keys to various refrigerators and offices in the blood bank at the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan
Blood collected from a donor is kept aside before been stored.
A woman stands in front of a counter in the pharmacy at UCH, Ibadan as she waits to be collect the drugs she purchased.
Some packs of Tranexamic acid in a shelf in the pharmacy store at the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan
A pregnant woman writhes as she waits to be taken to one of the labor wards at the University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan
Nurses clean twin babies minutes after their delivery in Adeoyo maternity hospital, Ibadan.
New born baby boy cries as he rest in the delivery room at Adeoyo maternity hospital, Ibadan.
Mothers and their babies rest in a maternity ward at Adeoyo maternity hospital, Ibadan.
Some house officers chat in the hallway in UCH, Ibadan. The University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan is one of the federal teaching hospitals in Nigeria.
Portrait of Dr. Nike Bello. Dr. Nike Bello is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist in UCH, Ibadan. She was a co-investigator for the WOMAN Trial in UCH, Ibadan
Professor Olayemi and some house officers attends to a patient in the antenatal ward at UCH, Ibadan
The University College Hospital, (UCH) Ibadan is one of the federal teaching hospitals in Nigeria. It was established by an August 1952 and it is attached to the University of Ibadan. It was a coordinating center for the WOMAN Trial in Nigeria which took place in over 50 hospitals in the country.
A woman walks past a poster of the WOMAN Trial which was conducted in over 50 hospitals in Nigeria. By the end of the trial which began in 2010 and ended in 2017, the results from the trial proved that Tranexamic acid was effective for postpartum hemorrhage thus reducing the number of maternal mortality in Nigeria