Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality? –With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria
Reproductive and Maternal health are an important components of public health and medicine which are concerned with the complete state of physical, mental and social wellbeing in all matters regarding reproductive system and health of mother especially during pregnancy.It implies ensuring that all...
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iium-702492019-10-14T01:14:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70249/ Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality? –With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria Mohammed Maiwada, Abdullahi Mamat, Nik Mazlan A.Rahman, Nor Azlina Abdul Rahman, Suzanah Mohammed Baba, Tukur R Medicine (General) RG Gynecology and obstetrics Reproductive and Maternal health are an important components of public health and medicine which are concerned with the complete state of physical, mental and social wellbeing in all matters regarding reproductive system and health of mother especially during pregnancy.It implies ensuring that all women receive the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. However, according to World Health Organization, millions of women all over the world do not have access to good quality health services during pregnancy and childbirth resulting in mortalities. Islam is a complete way of life. The Qur’an and Hadith consider pregnancy and child bearing as signs among other signs of the divine existence of Allah.The importance of maternal and reproductive is thus not unexplained in the Islamic perspectives. The study look at what role Muslim religious leaders can play in the prevention of maternal deaths and morbidities in developing countries. A qualitative study was conducted through in-depth interviews and focus groups discussion with a purposive sample of some Muslim religious leaders from Gusau local government area of Zamfara state northwest Nigeria in order to elicit information about the Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health and the roles they can play in the prevention of maternal deaths among the Muslim communities. Muslim Religious leaders have a crucial role and contribution for the attainment and maintenance of good heath of women and children among Muslim communities through public enlightenment in the context of ‘ilm’, providing guidance through ‘Fatwah’ and community mobilization in the spirit brotherhood ‘ukhuwah’.Islam does not accept the “preventable death of a woman” due to childbirth or pregnancy. Thus, Islam encourages attendance of antenatal care visits and health care seeking. Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70249/1/70249_Islamic%20Perspectives%20of%20Reproductive.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70249/7/70249_Islamic%20perspectives%20of%20reproductive_WOS.pdf Mohammed Maiwada, Abdullahi and Mamat, Nik Mazlan and A.Rahman, Nor Azlina and Abdul Rahman, Suzanah and Mohammed Baba, Tukur (2018) Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality? –With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Special issue 1). pp. 7-14. ISSN 1823-4631 http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/volume_17_special_issue_1/Pages-from-2WCIIv1-007-014.pdf |
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Reproductive and Maternal health are an important components of public health and medicine which are
concerned with the complete state of physical, mental and social wellbeing in all matters regarding
reproductive system and health of mother especially during pregnancy.It implies ensuring that all women
receive the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy, childbirth and beyond. However,
according to World Health Organization, millions of women all over the world do not have access to good
quality health services during pregnancy and childbirth resulting in mortalities. Islam is a complete way of
life. The Qur’an and Hadith consider pregnancy and child bearing as signs among other signs of the divine
existence of Allah.The importance of maternal and reproductive is thus not unexplained in the Islamic
perspectives. The study look at what role Muslim religious leaders can play in the prevention of maternal
deaths and morbidities in developing countries. A qualitative study was conducted through in-depth
interviews and focus groups discussion with a purposive sample of some Muslim religious leaders from
Gusau local government area of Zamfara state northwest Nigeria in order to elicit information about the
Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health and the roles they can play in the prevention of
maternal deaths among the Muslim communities. Muslim Religious leaders have a crucial role and
contribution for the attainment and maintenance of good heath of women and children among Muslim
communities through public enlightenment in the context of ‘ilm’, providing guidance through ‘Fatwah’
and community mobilization in the spirit brotherhood ‘ukhuwah’.Islam does not accept the “preventable
death of a woman” due to childbirth or pregnancy. Thus, Islam encourages attendance of antenatal care
visits and health care seeking. |
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Article |
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Mohammed Maiwada, Abdullahi Mamat, Nik Mazlan A.Rahman, Nor Azlina Abdul Rahman, Suzanah Mohammed Baba, Tukur |
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Mohammed Maiwada, Abdullahi Mamat, Nik Mazlan A.Rahman, Nor Azlina Abdul Rahman, Suzanah Mohammed Baba, Tukur |
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Mohammed Maiwada, Abdullahi |
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Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality?
–With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria |
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Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality?
–With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria |
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Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality?
–With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria |
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Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality?
–With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria |
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Islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can Nigerian Muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality?
–With Particular Reference to Zamfara State NorthWest Nigeria |
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islamic perspectives of reproductive and maternal health: what role can nigerian muslim religious leaders play in the prevention of maternal mortality?
–with particular reference to zamfara state northwest nigeria |
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Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia |
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2018 |
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