NGO holds workshop for pregnant women
The Head of Clinical Services at the Ridge Hospital, Dr Emmanuel Srofenyoh, has advised pregnant women to cultivate the habit of saving so that they can raise some money for their health needs.
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At a workshop for pregnant women at Ashaiman near Tema last Saturday, he said it was unfortunate that due to financial hardships, some pregnant women did not buy the drugs prescribed for them and, therefore, "resorted to seeking medical care in the dark”.
The workshop was organised by Midwives for Women and Children Health, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) and sponsored by African Women Development Fund.
Pregnancy complications
It was aimed at exploring the opinions of pregnant women and also educating community members on pregnancy and its complications.
Dr Srofenyoh, therefore, called on the government to include some basic drugs in the list covered by the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), indicating that the inclusion of drugs such as Hydralazine and Oxytocin, which helped to prevent bleeding under the NHIS would helped reduce maternal deaths in the country.
He said anaemia, rising by DigiSaver" href="#">blood pressure
and bleeding were some of the factors that contributed to maternal death.
He urged traditional rulers to encourage pregnant women to attend ante-natal care to ensure safe delivery of their babies.
He also appealed to hospital staff to change their attitude and be more friendly to clients.
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Dr Srofenyoh commended the NGO for the initiative and urged women to take advantage of the workshop to improve their knowledge.
Madam Alice Asamany, Chief Executive Officer of the NGO, said it would continue to offer the needed assistance to women and children to improve their health conditions.
She urged pregnant women to eat well and also desist from eating white clay, popularly known as “ayelor,” which caused health hazards in pregnancy.
She expressed the hope that participants would impart the knowledge they had acquired to others.
Credit: GNA