Abstract
ObjectiveTo review what is known about COVID‐19 and highlight gaps in the context of Nigerian obstetric practice. Research data on COVID‐19 are understandably sparse in Africa. Nigeria, like most African countries, is battling a disease she is poorly equipped to fight.MethodsThe current available literature on COVID‐19 was reviewed in relation to obstetric practice in the Nigerian context, gaps were identified, and recommendations were made to improve the handling of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Nigerian obstetric practice.ResultsIn and out of hospital, both the obstetrician and the obstetric patient are constantly being put at risk of exposure to the coronavirus because testing and preventive measures are either ineffective or non‐existent.ConclusionThe pandemic has exposed the gross inadequacies in Nigeria’s healthcare system and is therefore a wake‐up call to the need for a complete overhaul of infrastructure and services. The government will do well to increase the budget allocation for health from the current paltry 4.14% to the recommended 15% of the total budget.The Nigerian obstetrician stands a high risk of exposure due to inadequate preventive measures, and testing and diagnostic challenges.
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