Oluwabamike Olawunmi, better known as Bambam, a former Big Brother Naija star and actress, has shared her difficult childbirth experience, highlighting the neglected issues of postpartum care and medical negligence.
Speaking on a recent episode of Me and My Girls on Fertitude, Bambam recounted her childbirth ordeal, revealing that she experienced kidney failure, a weakened heart, and liver shutdown, putting her life at risk.
She explained that her daughter had detached from the placenta and noted that if she had arrived at the hospital any later, it could have led to a stillbirth.
However, Bambam conveyed her appreciation for the medical intervention that prevented her and her daughter from deaths.
She shared that the experience left her with emotional scars, revealing that she underwent therapy to deal 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.
