Nigeria, Dec. 13 -- At just 17 years old in 2018, Sheituna Saani, from Kwaranyi in Niger State, was forced out of school and married off by her parents.

Like many girls in her community, marriage came with early pregnancy. In her village, childbirth is handled almost entirely by traditional birth attendants because the nearest hospital is nearly 50 minutes away from where they call home.

Although her first two deliveries were far from easy, the fourth pregnancy turned her life into chaos.

Mrs Saani experienced excruciating labour for three days under the care of the local birth attendant, unaware that her baby was trapped in her birth canal.

When she eventually lost consciousness, she was rushed to the Kontagora General Hospital, wher...