Adequate Child Birth Spacing has been identified as an important component in reducing risk of mothers complication and improving the reproductive health outcome in the society.
A University Don and lecturer with Federal University Dutse Dr Itar Abdul-RazaQ Rilwan stated this while presenting a paper Title ” Family Planing/Child Birth Spacing a Critical Components in Population Management, Improving Maternal and New born Child Health, Growth and Sustainable Development ”
The paper was presented during a Media roundtable meeting with state actors and other stakeholders, organized to came up with more strategies for promoting Family Planing through advocacy and public enlightenment,.
The meeting held at Manpower Development Institute, Dutse capital, Jigawa state and was supported by TCI and DevComs.
Dr Itar pointed out that, timing pregnancy to create intervals between the birth of children improve the overall health and survival of the children and mothers which will resulted in reducing high rate of maternal and infant
death.
According to him children born after adequate spacing tend to have more access to maternal care which could also reduce the cases of malnutrition and stunting rate that are among the cases Jigawa state have been battling to control.
“Family that are using child birth spacing tend to have more resources and time to cater for education, health, proper training and Inculcating moral discipline to their children for better upbringing ”
However family planing helps state or society to have better chance for population management, resource allocation, achieving zero hunger, poverty eradication, enhance public service delivery for sustainable growth and development”
Dr Itar than identified the need for advocating to government to make Family Planing services accessible and affordable to all families and also embarks on public enlightenment on the health and social benefits of child birth spacing for achieving reduction in the high rate of maternal and child death in the society.
Commenting at the occasion TCI representative Mss Blessings Muhammed said, TCI have been proving support in Jigawa state through four symantec area includes, Advocacy ,Demands Generation, Services Delivery and Research/Monitoring/Evaluation for government to achieve sustainable improvement in Maternal and New born Child Health (MN CH) outcome.
“Our goal in TCI is to sustain improvements in urban health systems and increase the use of modern contraception. innovative approach to ensures leadership and government-driven programming to enhance the scale, impact, efficiency, and sustainability of FP programs”. Blessings stated
Speaking on behalf of media working group in Jigawa state. Comrades Muhammad Zangina promised to join hands with Government, Partners and other critical stakeholders to support the improvement of reproductive health in all aspects for enhancing Child survival,and family wellbeing
