Health
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When Survival is Labelled Weakness: The Stigma of Caesarean Birth
Summary: Amidst Nigeria’s growing maternal deaths, a medical procedure offers a tool to curb this tragedy. Yet, women who choose to undergo this surgery are shamed and stigmatised. In this story, Naija Feminists Media highlight…
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Nigerian Surrogate Opens Up on Emotional Toll of Carrying Children for Others
On July 7, 2026, a Nigerian surrogate mother revealed that the emotional burden of carrying a child that is not hers has been one of the hardest challenges of her life. The woman is a…
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Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month: Deconstructing the Normalisation of Pain
Summary: For Uterine Fibroids Awareness Month, this article discusses the persistent normalisation of dismissing period pain as normal. It educates women and girls on how to gain full literacy of their bodies. For generations,…
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Government Should Cancel Surrogacy Now! — Digital Expert Roberta Edu
The government at all levels should stop sleeping on its responsibilities and enact laws regulating surrogacy now! Or even cancel it altogether. We do not have a system to run such here. The exploitation of…
