The number of pregnancy related deaths has reduced in recent years but it is still an unmet health need. Anaemia is a major cause of complication during pregnancy and childbirth which sometimes result in the unfortunate death of the mother. A combined extracts of Alchornea cordifolia (Ubebe in Igbo; Ipan-esin in Yoruba; Bombana in Hausa), Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet or gero in Hausa) and Sorghum bicolor (Guinea corn; soro in Igbo, Dawa in Hausa and Okababa in Yoruba) known as Mojeaga has been shown to be effective in battling anaemia(“low blood level”) in pregnant women. The researchers led by Prof Joseph Ikechebelu of the Department of obstetrics and gynaecology of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, reported that Mojeaga when combined with iron therapy corrects anaemia faster that iron treatment alone. Other researchers involved the study were Dr George Eleje (the lead author) from the Department of Obstetrics and gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe university and other researchers including those from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, University of Nigeria, Enugu state University. This report was published on the 8th of May, 2023 in Plos One journal.
For further reading https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0285474