Effutu Government hospital records 25 deliveries during Easter

A total of 25 babies were delivered in Effutu Municipality hospital from the Good Friday to Easter Monday Morning.

They were made up of Nine Males and Sixteen females.

The Midwife on duty, Georgina Koomson, told the Ghana News Agency that on Friday, five males and One female were born, one male and five females were also born on the Saturday, while one male and seven females were also born on Easter Sunday and two males and three females were delivered on Monday morning.

According to her, the babies and their mothers were in good condition and had all been discharged except those that were delivered on Monday morning.

She urged pregnant women in the area to seek early and regular Antenatal Care to ascertain their health status as well as the conditions of their foetus.

She said the attendance will also enable them to identify and manage danger signs during pregnancy.


In a related development, Thirty-six babies were born at some major hospitals in the Sunyani Municipality during the Easter festivities.

They are made up of 15 boys and 21girls, a visit by the Ghana News Agency to the health facilities on Monday, revealed.

The midwives on duty said 11 of the babies were born through Caesarean Sections (CS) and they are in good condition.

The health facilities visited were the Regional hospital, Seventh Day Adventist Hospital, Florence Maternity Home and Owusu Memorial Hospital.

At the Regional Hospital, which recorded the highest deliveries of 26 babies with nine CS cases, Mrs Rosemond Owusu Kobe, a staff midwife, urged pregnant women to attend regular antenatal and post-natal clinics to avoid health complications.

Madam Patricia Alitui, a staff midwife at the SDA Hospital, said there is the need for pregnant women to take health education serious and ensure that they observed exclusive breastfeeding of their babies.

This, she said, would enable the babies to grow stronger and become intelligent, as well as protect them against infant sicknesses and deaths.

At the Florence Maternity Home, the midwife on duty, Florence Ayisiwaa, appealed to husbands to encourage their wives to attend antenatal clinics at stipulated intervals and if possible endeavour to accompany them.

SOURCE: GNA