By Olivias Ndubuisi
In the 38th week of Adaugo Adebimpe’s pregnancy, she went to the hospital feeling ill. Her delivery was in two weeks and she thought her blood pressure was acting up again. Instead, doctors told her she had malaria, the fourth diagnosis during her pregnancy.
“I took the prophylaxis twice and yet I had malaria four times during my pregnancy,” she told The New Humanitarian. “I know I live in Africa and malaria is endemic, but four times in one pregnancy is a lot.”
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