Residents of Kwabre East in Ghana praise program for pregnant women
Residents of the Kwabre East Municipality in Ghana’s Ashanti Region have praised the Ghana Health Service’s Pregnancy School initiative. The program provides expectant mothers and their families with free structured education, support and counseling on antenatal care, nutrition, danger signs during pregnancy and safe childbirth, MyJoyOnline reports.
Classes at Mamponteng hospital
At Peace Speciality Hospital in Mamponteng, classes are held during the first week of every month. The September session brought together pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers from Kwabre East and beyond the municipality. Participants were introduced to topics aimed at protecting the lives and well-being of mothers and their children.
One of the main topics was preeclampsia. The hospital’s midwife, Dr. Edmund Obeng, described it as a serious pregnancy-related condition involving high blood pressure that is increasingly affecting mothers and newborns in Ghana. According to him, the incidence of the condition is rising at an alarming rate, so healthcare facilities must strengthen awareness efforts on early recognition of symptoms and timely medical intervention.
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Regular hospital visits
Dr. Obeng warned that missing regular antenatal check-ups can prevent the timely detection of elevated blood pressure. Senior surgeon and specialist Dr. Francis Osei Kofi also urged women to attend the monthly educational sessions and visit the hospital regularly in order to detect abnormalities during pregnancy earlier and respond to them promptly.
During the event, gifts were presented to mothers who regularly attend antenatal consultations and the Pregnancy School, as well as to men who consistently accompany their wives to the healthcare facility. One participant, mother of three Assa Assif, said the education had helped her better understand pregnancy and the need to go to hospital whenever any abnormalities arise. Another participant, Elizabeth Yeboah, said the program helps reduce anxiety before childbirth.
The director of the Kwabre East Municipal Health Service, Elsie Kissi-Appiah, said at the launch of the Pregnancy School at the hospital in July that the initiative had already helped reduce maternal mortality.
