Tag Archives: Midwife

Emergency contraceptives should be taken once a year – Midwife

A Midwife and Public Relations Officer(PRO) of the National Association of Registered Midwives , Rossetta Ntiriwa Boakye says women have to take emergency pills once every year. She says it’s dangerous and can cause havoc to their uterine line if taking the medication becomes frequent. “Research has proven that every …

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Douching deteriorates the vagina – Midwife

Midwifery Officer and Certified Life Coach, Rev. Maria, has explained what vaginal sweetness is and why it is important to women. According to her, vagina sweetness refers to doing some specific things to make the vagina feel fresh and nice always. However, God in His wisdom created women with the …

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Bodaa Rural Clinic In Dire Need of Maternity Ward, Midwife and Clinical Equipments

Healthcare delivery system in Ghana is bedeviled with so many challenges and this has attracted so many discussions from both the practitioners and the politicians, yet the canker still remains the same. The inhabitants of Bodaa, a suburb of Drobo, in the Jaman South Municipality are facing serious challenges with …

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PAC triggers Interpol arrest of Pantang Nurses and Midwifery teacher

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ghana Police Service to trigger an Interpol red alert for the arrest of a former teacher at the Pantang Nurses and Midwifery School, madam Afia Nyarkowaa. The 2018 auditor General’s report has indicted the teacher for drawing salaries while on …

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Ghanaian wins overall best midwife in UK

Ghanaian midwife domiciled in the UK and a member of the royal college of midwives (RCM) UK, Mrs. Angelina Ankomah, has been adjudged the overall best Midwife of the Year by the National BAME Health and Care Awards, UK on 6th May 2021. Mrs. Ankomah, who is a lead Midwife …

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Galamsey: GMA backs Sewum midwife over defective babies claim

  The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has backed claims by staff in the Sewum Health Centre in the Western North region that chemicals used for illegal mining are causing the birth of defective babies in the area since expectant mothers drink from polluted water. According to the Health Centre, pregnant …

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Midwife converts ‘aboboyaa’ into ambulance; saves life of mother, new baby

Belinda Zumebome, a young Ghanaian midwife in the Asikiri CHPS compound, Bawku Municipal Assembly, has received national praise for her humane service to a birthing mother. The 29-year-old midwife was captured in a photo transporting a mother who had just given birth in a tricycle to a referral health facility …

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