{"id":272867,"date":"2011-01-06T02:19:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T02:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=44922"},"modified":"2011-01-06T02:19:59","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T02:19:59","slug":"midwife-calls-on-government-to-stop-free-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/06\/midwife-calls-on-government-to-stop-free-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Midwife Calls On Government To Stop Free Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Agnes Odoom, a Senior Staff  Midwife at the Tema Polyclinic, has appealed to the government to  reconsider the policy of free delivery so that monies paid by expectant  mothers could be used for development.<br \/>\nSpeaking to the  Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview in Tema on Monday, Miss Odoom  said although the policy of free delivery for expectant mothers was  laudable, it was being abused.<br \/>\nShe said a typical example  was when a 23-year-old woman delivered her third child because she was  enjoying free delivery. Miss Odoom spoke about the poor state of  facilities at the Polyclinic and said money used for free delivery could  be channelled into building more hospitals, expanding and equipping  others.<br \/>\nShe also called on government to train more health professionals so that no hospital or clinic would be under-staffed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miss Agnes Odoom, a Senior Staff Midwife at the Tema Polyclinic, has appealed to the government to reconsider the policy of free delivery so that monies paid by expectant mothers could be used for development. 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