For women, reproductive health means; fertility regulation without risk to the woman’s health, STD prevention as well as child survival and safe motherhood. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Nigerian government is abandoning these rights. Maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria is estimated at 800 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, with a wide geographical disparity ranging from 166 per 100,000 live births in the south to 1,549 per 100,000 live births in the north. Of the estimated 536,000 maternal deaths that occur globally, Nigeria contributes approximately 10%, although its population size is only about 2% 0f the global population figure. Nigeria has the second highest maternal mortality burden in the world with estimated 37,000 mothers dying annually from pregnancy-related causes. Thus, most maternal deaths result not from ‘disease’ per se, but from pregnancy-related complications, which are now widely recognized as a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. An estimated 40% of pregnant women experience pregnancy -related health problems during or after pregnancy and child birth according to the Nigerian Demographic and Health survey in 2003. Most of these maternal deaths and complications can be prevented and averted with very cost-effective interventions, even where resources are limited.