IRINOYE, O.O. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE CHALLENGE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY: THE CROSS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS IN NIGERIA 1 in collaboration with 2012 NIGERIAN NURSING EXCELLENCE AWARD THEME: PREVENTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: OUR COLLECTIVE OBLIGATION KEYNOTE: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE CHALLENGE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY: THE CROSS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS IN NIGERIA by DR OMOLOLA O. IRINOYE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF NURSING SCIENCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY ILE-IFE. JULY 2012