By Oyinkansayo Wole-Bodunde.
Reality TV star and actress Bambam has spoken out about her traumatic childbirth experience, bringing attention to the critical issues of postpartum care and medical negligence.
Her story reveals the fragility of life and the importance of timely medical intervention.
During her childbirth, Bambam’s life was at risk due to multiple organ failure, including kidney failure, a weakened heart, and a shutting down liver. Her daughter’s life was also in danger, having detached from the placenta, which would have resulted in a stillbirth if they had arrived at the hospital any later.
Despite the traumatic experience, Bambam is grateful for the medical intervention that saved her and her daughter’s lives. However, the emotional scars lingered, and she required therapy to cope with the “what ifs.”
Bambam shared her emotional struggle, saying, “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.”
