Bamike ‘Bambam’ Olawunmi, a former contestant on Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), has shared an impactful account of her challenging first childbirth experience.
Gatekeepers News reports that in an episode of the “Me and My Girls” podcast, she detailed the severe complications she faced during delivery, which almost led to a stillbirth.
Bambam, who welcomed her first child with her husband Teddy A in 2020, explained that she was quickly taken into emergency surgery due to the critical nature of her situation. During the procedure, she experienced organ failure, and her baby became detached from the placenta, highlighting the urgency of the situation.
Reflecting on the trauma of the experience, she expressed her ongoing struggle with feelings of uncertainty and immense gratitude for her child’s survival. Bambam underscored the vital role that attentive medical personnel play in childbirth, pointing out that negligence is a significant factor contributing to stillbirths.
“The moment they prepped me for surgery and they brought out my daughter, she had detached from the placenta. If I was a second late, she would have lost oxygen and I would have had a stillbirth,” she said.
“I was grateful for the baby and all but every time I look at her, I just say what if? The what ifs tormented me. They tormented me so much. I will look at her and I will just… even just remember I am getting so nervous.
“What if the doctor was not attentive? What if the nurse did not do her due diligence? The what ifs were so many. So a lot of stillbirths are due to negligence. It is either the doctor was not sound, or the nurse did not do her job on time or they arrived at the hospital late.
“I was just thinking and it haunted me for a while. I had to get therapy to walk me through being grateful. That’s how about all the thank Gods. Thank God that I got there on time, that we thought about the other car, that the doctor was sound, that the nurse did her job, the baby came out in one piece.
“Thank God the hospital had all their equipment working and there was light 24/7 because my kidney failed, my heart was weak, my liver…everything was just shutting down because of childbirth. Women should be worshipped.”
