Punch Newspapers
Sections
Published 12:15 am
A Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician at the Bridge Clinic Fertility Centre, Dr. MorenikejiOlaniyi, has warned women of childbearing age to stop the practice of having their wombs massaged and ‘reset’ by unskilled Traditional Birth Attendants.
The practice can lead to recurrent miscarriage and uterus rupture, Olaniyi said.
She warned that the practice is not medically recognised, and that it can displace the womb from its natural positioning, making conception ultimately difficult.
Olaniyi spoke against the backdrop of a study titled, ‘Abdominal massage: Another cause of maternal mortality,’ published by the National Library of Science.
The study states that abdominal massage is an age-long practice among obstetric and non-obstetric patients in different parts of the riverine areas of Southern Nigeria, noting that abdominal massage is a silent killer, and has added to maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity in the country.