Oil spills lead to increased newborn mortality in the Niger Delta

22 October 2017, Port Harcourt — Researchers from the University of Sankt Gallen have found that neonatal mortality rises if a child’s mother lives close to an oil spill before conception. Niger Delta resident Annkio Briggs still remembers the days when she could simply draw water from her family’s well without having to worry about …

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