Reduction of maternal and child mortality can be attributed to early effective and surgical interventions

The Metro Health Director explained that most of the abnormal conditions of special need babies can be reversed with early and effective medical and surgical interventions to ultimately add up to efforts geared towards the reduction of maternal and child mortality. 

He therefore appealed to corporate institutions, benevolent groups and individuals to provide both financial and material support to victims and their mothers who constitute a majority of the vulnerable in society. 

He also assured all interested health associations and advocacy groups with the goal of assisting in the provision of quality healthcare with the support of the Kumasi health directorate, whilst advising pregnant mothers to desist from behaviours such as smoking and excessive drinking especially within the first three months since that contributes greatly to deformities in their babies. 

The Executive Director of PSF-Ghana, Madam Victoria Darko Ampem also mentioned the creation of awareness on the existence of pre matured babies and the mobilization of financial support to assist parents of such babies as some of the objectives of the campaign. 

She explained also some core activities of the organization including pregnancy stress management, public sensitization and education on pregnancy issues and health of new born babies as well as post natal grooming for mothers. 

She also added that the organization is working to establish a rehabilitation center as part of the continuous support and extend its services to other regions across the country. 

The organization donated seed money of GH¢10,000 towards the campaign in addition to an appeal for funds which the Mother and Baby Care Unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital is a beneficiary. 

Seventy five percent of children die within the first month of their birth in Ghana through congenital conditions they suffer as a result of stress and other health complications their mothers undergo before and during pregnancy. 

This was made known by the Kumasi Metro Health Director, Dr. Kwesi Yeboah Awudzie, at the launch of the “Special Needs Babies Campaign” which is an initiative introduced by Pregnancy Stress Foundation, a registered Ghanaian non-profit organization based in Kumasi. 

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