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0 In a bid to reduce maternal mortality rates in Ghana, award-winning Midwife, Rachael Hesse Matey has organized this year’s edition of ‘Safe Modes of childbirth among women’.
This programme is an annual event aimed at sensitizing women on critical issues relate to critical reproductive health. Hundreds of patrons thronged the Palace Church in Madina to benefit from the initiative and screening from some of the best health professionals.
In an interview with 3news.com, Rachael Hesse Matey who was adjudged as the 2023 Best Practicing Midwife in Greater Accra outlined the need for women to prioritize their reproductive health.
Zeroing in on fibroid, she said ‘ Heavy bleeding during menstrual, irregular menstrual flow, pain in the pelvic area and pain after sexual Intercourse are some of the symptoms associated with the disease. It is not advisable for women with these symptoms to self-medicate.
They should seek appropriate treatment at the hospital for these symptoms to be managed professionally, also there are a growing number of young women, some as young as 14 years old, who are being diagnosed with fibroids’ She also highlighted a concerning trend in modern obstetric practice where more women are choosing elective Caesarean section or C-Section over normal vaginal delivery.
She explained that many women opt for C-Sections to avoid labour pains and prevent vaginal expansion.
She emphasised that while Caesarean sections are relatively safe, every surgery comes with risks and should be performed only when medically necessary.
‘The reason why women are opting for elective Caesarean section without going through labour is the fear of basically most women thinking they can’t stand the labour pain…” she said.
She explained that the good news about labour pains is that it is not continuous indicating that are breaks in-between with the possibility of administering pain medication during labour.
‘Some also think I mean, very few of them think that when the baby is big he passes through that introitus, introitus will become large and they can’t tighten it again, so they want the introitus to remain tightened’ she intimated.
Also present at the event, was the Head of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr Isaac Koranteng. He shared insights on how women can prioritize their reproductive health and joined other professionals to offer screening services to interested participants.
Rachael Hesse Matey rolls out this initiative every year in May as her contribution to boosting maternal health in the country.
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