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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Kuti",
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        "legal_name": "Mohammed Abdi Kuti",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the importance of education has been discussed in general, and the fact that it contributes a lot to what kind of a nation we have, depending on what level of education the populace has. The impact it has on agriculture has been clearly stated; I would like just to expound, being a medical doctor, on the impact of adult education on the grassroots people, especially among women. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you know very well that a healthy birth starts from healthy maternal care. Studies have shown that those who are educated are more likely to follow through well organized maternal care than those who have not gone to school because of appreciating the result of that birth. When I was a medical doctor in Isiolo District Hospital, some of the major challenges I used to encounter – and this happens more to the illiterate and maybe people who have not had any form of education – is the fact that they never go to the Mother and Child Health Clinic (MCH). Usually, these are first births, the pelvis is contracted and, therefore, cannot allow passage of that baby. Then after four days of labour, they try it out with a traditional birth attendant and, maybe, on the fourth or fifth day, when the mother is so much in danger and dehydrated; and the baby is also so much in danger, it is the time they come to the furthest health centre or dispensary, and the process of transferring them takes maybe another two or three days. After a whole week or even ten days, they arrive at the district hospital and the result is usually disastrous; putting a very high risk on the baby and the mother. This is just to depict that education directly relates to maternal and also infant mortality. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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