Afghanistan's foremost OB-GYN says the country is experiencing a maternal health crisis

Kabul — Dr. Najmussama Shefajo is probably Afghanistan's best known and most experienced OB-GYN.

She became a household name from her regular appearances on Afghan television, where she talked openly about women's reproductive health, a subject still considered taboo in Afghanistan.

Over the past decade, CBS News has made several visits to her private clinic in central Kabul, but it has never looked as busy as it does now.

Her clinic was flooded with new patients after the Taliban banned women from nursing and midwife training courses back in December. It's a move that has started to take its toll on Shefajo, who told CBS News she has been suffering from migraines for quite some time "because of the tension."

"I see my patients are very poor, they cannot pay, I cannot help th