New mothers’ mental illness: How a colonial era law, state neglect endanger newborn babies’ lives

Mental illness among new mothers is a global phenomenon, but it is not being properly attended to in Nigeria due to a combination of factors. The lives of newborn babies are at risk, DEJI LAMBO writes In the evening of Monday, March 15, 2021, a one-day-old baby boy was rescued after his yet-to-be-identified mother abandoned…