Nigeria: Why Nigeria Must Prioritise Maternal Mental Health

[Daily Trust] At the heart of each society is a mother--bearing life, giving rise to generations, and holding families together. Yet, even though she is an icon of endurance, courage and self-denial, there is a quiet disease that creeps into her heart, behind closed doors, behind concealed smiles, and behind the sacred duty of motherhood. That illness is maternal mental health disorder--an illness so pervasive and destructive, but so unreported, that it has become a silent killer that ironically injures the foundation