Former Big Brother Naija cum Nollywood actress, Bambam has opened up about a near death childbirth experience, whilst shedding light on the often-overlooked issues of postpartum care and medical negligence.
The reality star during a recent feature on Me and My Girls on Fertitude, disclosed that her kidney failed, heart weakened, and liver almost shutting down during childbirth.
She further explained how her daughter detached from the placenta, but delayed arrival at the hospital, which according to her, could have led to stillbirth.
The ‘Love in every word actresss’ expressed gratitude to the medical intervention that saved her and her daughter’s lives.
According to her, the ordeal left her with emotional scars, adding that she had to undergo therapy to cope with the lingering “what ifs.”
“My kidney failed, my heart became weak, my liver, everything was just shutting down. She had detached from the placenta; if I was a second late, she would have lost oxygen, and I would have had a stillbirth. Every time I look at her, I just say ‘what if’. That word tormented me; what if the doctor wasn’t attentive? What if the nurse didn’t do her due diligence? It haunted me for a while, I had to get therapy to walk me through being grateful”, she said.