A Nigerian woman has vowed to put only her name on her child‘s birth certificate if her husband fails to cover her hospital fees during delivery.
She made this statement in a Facebook post, sparking widespread reactions online.
In the post, she shared her intentions ahead of any plans to have a child, explaining, “If I carry belle and pay the hospital bill, the birth certificate no fit carry the man’s name. I’ll put only my name there.”
She continued, “I can’t even imagine a woman carrying a pregnancy, going through labor, and then paying her hospital bill after childbirth. As how? Wetin be the man’s job? Ewwww. God forbid.”
The woman further supported her statement by emphasizing the difficulty of pregnancy and labor pain, stating these were reasons she would make the decision to put only her name on the birth certificate if her husband couldn’t afford the medical bills.
“I go suffer for pregnancy from one to nine months, suffer labor pain or CS, still pay for my own hospital bill. Na ment be that one??”
Her post quickly gained attention, with many individuals flooding the comment section to share their thoughts.
See some reactions below:
Chidinma Gracious Nwachinemere: “Pregnancy for 9 months and a man couldn’t plan for the arrival of his baby? My sister some women Dey marry shaa because i no fit and will never.”
Finegal Jes: “Imagine suffering whilst carrying a life for nine months and the crown on your head can’t afford to pay for your medical bills. I dunno how he was able to buy the crown in the very beningin.”
Amy Jay: “Na married single mothers, even my ancestors will turn in their grave, chukwu aju!”
Obioma Ofodile: “One woman at the hospital when my sister was sic.k paid her bills after child birth but told my father to maintain and tell the husband he lent them the money. The man later brought the money to my father and he gave it back to the woman and her mother. According to them if they don’t do it that way the husband won’t give her back the money.”
Sparkle Tee: “If you’re at the point of death and let’s say you already made a mistake by marrying someone like that. Do whatever you can to save yourself first and fight later. Unless you want to lose your life. Please.”
Faith Adoyi: “Omoo ehnnn,how I go carry pikin still pay for hospital bills as how na???”
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