Bambam: I survived kidney failure, liver shut-down during childbirth

Bamike ‘Bambam’ Olawunmi, the former BBNaija star, has shared a harrowing account of her first childbirth experience.

In a recent episode of the Me and My Girls podcast, Bambam revealed that she nearly suffered a stillbirth due to complications during delivery.

The reality star, who welcomed her first child with husband Teddy A in 2020, disclosed that she was rushed into emergency surgery, during which her organs began to fail.

She said her child had also detached from the placenta, making every second count.

The reality star confessed that the traumatic experience left her plagued by “what ifs” and feelings of gratitude.

She emphasized the importance of medical personnel’s diligence, citing negligence as a leading cause of stillbirths.

“The moment they prepped me for surgery and they brought out my daughter, she had detached from the placenta. If I was a second late, she would have lost oxygen and I would have had a stillbirth,” she said.

“I was grateful for the baby and all but every time I look at her, I just say what if? The what ifs tormented me. They tormented me so much. I will look at her and I will just… even just remember I am getting so nervous.

“What if the doctor was not attentive? What if the nurse did not do her due diligence? The what ifs were so many. So a lot of stillbirths are due to negligence. It is either the doctor was not sound, or the nurse did not do her job on time or they arrived at the hospital late.

“I was just thinking and it haunted me for a while. I had to get therapy to walk me through being grateful. That’s how about all the thank Gods. Thank God that I got there on time, that we thought about the other car, that the doctor was sound, that the nurse did her job, the baby came out in one piece.

“Thank God the hospital had all their equipment working and there was light 24/7 because my kidney failed, my heart was weak, my liver…everything was just shutting down because of childbirth. Women should be worshipped.”