How a philanthropist who suffered the devastation of losing a child at birth became a global leader in the fight to improve healthcare for mothers and babies.
Healthcare philanthropist Toyin Saraki, 53, lost a baby in childbirth in 1992
Experience led the Nigerian activist to establish the Wellbeing Foundation Africa
It works to improve maternal, newborn, and child health across the continent
One focus is infant mortality, which she has been instrumental in improving
A philanthropist revealed how her own painful experience of losing a baby in childbirth has led her in her mission to improve infant and maternal health.
Toyin Saraki, 52, was 25 and six months pregnant when she returned home to Nigeria in 1992 for her wedding to Bukola Saraki, now President of the Nigerian senate.
A dual Anglo-Nigerian national, Mrs Saraki had been planning to visit the country for the ceremony before flying back to London in time for the birth.
But the day before her wedding, at 28 weeks pregnant, the mother-to-be was rushed to the local maternity hospital.
The first baby was delivered safely but the second was on its side and Mrs Saraki required an emergency Caesarian section. She was eventually taken but the delay proved fatal and the baby died.
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