Winnie Nwanagu

[Aproko Doctor Global @aproko_doctor]

A woman has just given birth.

Everybody is happy. Then suddenly, she starts bleeding.

This is postpartum haemorrhage, and when it happens, no one has time to ask where the drug, tranexamic acid or TXA is.

That drug, Tranexamic acid can help reduce deaths from bleeding when it is given early after PPH starts.

So if a facility is providing emergency obstetric care, TXA should not be something they start looking for when the emergency has started.

It should be there.

As a man, if your wife is preparing to give birth, ask if the facility has TXA available. Same thing if you’re pregnant and preparing for delivery.

Ask questions. Know what is available.

Prepare before the emergency comes.

RT so that expectant mothers and fathers can see this very important message.

Source: Data, provided by @womenadvocate and @LSHTM.

[Winnie Nwanagu @NwanaguWinnie]

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[James Tate @JamesTate121]

When her husband died suddenly, she was left with 12 children and massive debt. Companies canceled her contracts for being a woman. So she invented the modern kitchen—and changed the world.
In 1924, Lillian Gilbreth had everything figured out. She and her husband Frank were successful industrial engineers, pioneers in efficiency and time management. They had 12 children—a chaotic, loving household that doubled as their laboratory for testing time-saving techniques. Their work was in demand. Their future was secure.
Then Frank died.
A sudden heart attack at age 55. One moment he was there, planning their next project. The next moment, Lillian was a 46-year-old widow with 12 children ranging in age from 2 to 19, mountains of debt, and a world that suddenly didn't want her.
Because the contracts weren't with "Lillian Gilbreth." They were with "Gilbreth and Company." And when companies learned that meant "Mrs. Gilbreth," they canceled. One after another, the corporate clients who had valued the Gilbreths' expertise suddenly had the same message: "We hired Gilbreth, not his widow."
It was 1924. Women didn't run engineering firms. Women didn't consult for major corporations. Women certainly didn't support families of twelve on their own.
But Lillian Gilbreth wasn't interested in what women supposedly couldn't do.
She had a PhD in psychology from Brown University—the first woman to earn a doctorate there. She had pioneered time and motion studies alongside Frank. She understood efficiency, ergonomics, and human behavior better than most men in her field.
And now she had 12 children who needed to eat.
So Lillian pivoted. If corporations wouldn't hire a woman to consult on factory efficiency, she would take her expertise somewhere they couldn't ignore it: into American homes.
Because Lillian understood something that the male-dominated engineering world had overlooked: household work was engineering. Managing a home, preparing meals, cleaning, organizing—these were complex systems of tasks that could be analyzed, optimized, and improved with the same scientific principles used in factories.
She had tested these principles in her own home for years. Raising 12 children required military-grade logistics. But instead of viewing domestic work as trivial "women's work," Lillian saw it as a field ripe for innovation.
The American kitchen in 1924 was a nightmare of inefficiency. Women walked miles each day between poorly placed appliances. Sinks in one corner, stoves in another, iceboxes (primitive refrigerators) somewhere else entirely. Preparing a single meal required endless back-and-forth, wasted motion, exhausted bodies.
Lillian studied her own movements in the kitchen, timing how long it took to complete various tasks, measuring the distances walked. She applied the same rigorous analysis she had used in factories.
And she realized: the kitchen could be redesigned entirely.
She developed what's now called the "kitchen work triangle"—placing the stove, sink, and refrigerator in a triangular arrangement that minimized the distance between them. She calculated optimal counter heights to reduce back strain. She designed storage that put frequently used items within easy reach.
But Lillian's innovations went far beyond layout. She invented shelves inside refrigerator doors (previously, everything was on fixed shelves, making items in the back nearly impossible to reach). She created the foot-pedal trash can so women could throw away scraps while their hands were full. She popularized wall-mounted light switches placed at a consistent, comfortable height.
These seem obvious now. In 1924, they were revolutionary.
Lillian took her designs to appliance manufacturers and kitchen designers. She gave lectures. She wrote articles. She appeared on radio programs. And slowly, the "modern kitchen" began to emerge—based almost entirely on Lillian Gilbreth's scientific approach to domestic efficiency.
But it wasn't easy. Male engineers dismissed her work as trivial. After all, it was just "housework." Industry publications refused to take her seriously. When she presented at conferences, men would ask her to pour coffee rather than recognizing her as a fellow professional.
Through it all, Lillian kept working. She accepted a teaching position at Purdue University—one of the first female engineering professors in the country. She continued consulting wherever companies would hire her. She raised her 12 children, getting them all through school, through the Great Depression, into successful lives of their own.
She didn't have time for bitterness. She had too much work to do.
During World War II, when millions of women entered factories for the first time, Lillian's expertise became suddenly valuable again. The government needed her help designing efficient workspaces. And when disabled veterans began returning home, Lillian pioneered accessible design—creating kitchens and workspaces that allowed people with physical disabilities to work independently.
She designed lowered counters for wheelchair users. She created one-handed tools. She proved that with thoughtful design, disability didn't have to mean dependence.
The irony wasn't lost on Lillian. The same corporations that had canceled her contracts in 1924 because she was a woman were now begging for her expertise in 1944.
Her children watched their mother navigate this world with grace and determination. They saw her wake early to work before anyone else was awake. They saw her turn their household into a laboratory, testing time-saving techniques that made family life run smoothly despite the chaos of 12 children.
Two of her children, Frank Jr. and Ernestine, eventually wrote a book about their family life called "Cheaper by the Dozen." It became a bestseller, celebrating the Gilbreths' unconventional approach to parenting—applying industrial efficiency to family management with humor and love. The book spawned movies and brought Lillian's story to millions.
But the book was published in 1948, decades after Frank's death. By then, Lillian had already proven everything she needed to prove.
In 1965, at age 87, Lillian Gilbreth became the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering—the highest honor in her field. She advised five U.S. presidents on home economics and efficiency. She received honorary degrees from multiple universities. She appeared on a U.S. postage stamp—the first woman honored on an engineering stamp.
She lived to 93 years old, working almost until her death in 1972. She outlived Frank by 48 years—48 years of proving that the companies who canceled her contracts in 1924 had made a catastrophic mistake.
Today, every time you throw something in a foot-pedal trash can, you're using Lillian's invention. Every time you grab milk from a refrigerator door shelf, you're benefiting from her design. Every time you cook in a kitchen with the stove, sink, and fridge arranged in a triangle, you're working in a space Lillian Gilbreth created.
Her legacy extends beyond gadgets and layouts. She proved that scientific thinking could improve everyday life, not just factory output. She demonstrated that "women's work" was complex, valuable, and worthy of serious engineering analysis. She showed that efficiency wasn't about making people work harder—it was about making work easier so people had time for what actually mattered.
She was told she couldn't support 12 children alone. She did it while revolutionizing American homes and breaking barriers in engineering.
She was told that household work was trivial. She proved it was a field worthy of scientific innovation.
She was told women couldn't succeed in engineering. She became the first woman in the National Academy of Engineering and advised presidents.
When her husband died in 1924, companies canceled her contracts because she was a woman.
So Lillian Gilbreth invented the modern kitchen, designed accessible spaces for disabled veterans, raised 12 successful children through the Great Depression, and became one of the most influential engineers of the 20th century.
The world tried to erase her after Frank died. Instead, she built a legacy that touches every home, every kitchen, every carefully designed space that makes life a little bit easier.
They said "Mrs. Gilbreth" wasn't enough. She proved that Mrs. Gilbreth was more than they could ever imagine

[Sky News @SkyNews]

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[Winnie Nwanagu @NwanaguWinnie]

@Gidi_Traffic 😭😭😭😭😭 This is sad, very sad indeed. I felt this woman's pain when her son died...😢😢

[Winnie Nwanagu @NwanaguWinnie]

@SabinaNkiru 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Nick Bomia @nick_bomia]

@fasc1nate

[Winnie Nwanagu @NwanaguWinnie]

@Gidi_Traffic Seek

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

I am a young lawyer and law abiding citizen practicing in Nigeria. My N17m may have gone down the drain in Heritage Bank. NDIC's insurance is a joke.  They say they are offering us 5m maximum statutory insurance payment. Means that poor Nigerians and small businesses would lose whatever amount they have if they are given N5m. NDIC's promise that they will pay the rest of depositors' funds after liquidation, we all know, is a joke. Several times, I tried to withdraw my money last month but withdrawals were restricted. I did all I could to no avail. No way. They told us thay the bank was speaking with investors. We all had faith that CBN will keep to their promise that never again would CBN watch and allow banks fail and depositors' funds to sink. We had faith that they would deal with the bank like they dealt with Skye Bank and intervened with the bridge bank structure that materialised to Polaris Bank, which ensured that poor depositors never lost a dime in deposit funds. I had faith in CBN's reassurance that they will never let any bank fail again. Why would a Central Bank let a bank fail in 2024 with no guarantee of FULLY and IMMEDIATELY returning depositors' funds? What more can erode faith in the banking system and financial system than the fact that the CBN can wake up one morning and revoke the licence of a bank they have held out to be a bank they licence and supervise?

[मैं हूँ Sanatani 🇮🇳 🚩🚩 @DesiSanatani]

@Morbidful A father clicks pictures of his daughter everyday for 20 years ❤️
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[Winnie Nwanagu @NwanaguWinnie]

@fopminui @Morbidful You are indeed blessed. My father passed on at 96. He too was very supportive of me and my siblings. Please frame that picture.

[J. C. Okechukwu @jcokechukwu]

Well done, Kenya. I knew about this already. I’m aware this is already in effect - went into effect since late 2023, if I’m not mistaking. But hearing these words from him is as reassuringly exhilarating as it is resurrecting.

Viva mama Africa!

[Winnie Nwanagu @NwanaguWinnie]

@ruffydfire Amen and Amen 🙏 🙌

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

The clothe that covers your nakedness will not tear. The pillar you rest upon will not fall. The hedge that surrounds you will not be broken. As you rise up this morning, The Almighty God will command the wind of Favour to rise from all corners of the world and locate you for good. By HIS Grace you will dig and always find water, you will plant and reap plenty. God will open doors of opportunities unto you and your household. The Presence of God shall be upon you and HIS Hands of Love shall uphold you for Good in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Month of May shall be Your Month of Speed and Breakthrough. Happy New Month.

[The Night Warrior @WarriorNight007]

@fasc1nate The foal who was given a 1% chance of survival clings to life with love ...

Aweeeeeeeeee ❤️

[praizy_p @praizzy_p]

@fasc1nate Looks like it is dream 😍😍

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