{"id":409522,"date":"2011-04-30T10:31:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T10:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/30\/midwives-community-health-nurses-trained\/"},"modified":"2011-04-30T10:31:32","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T10:31:32","slug":"midwives-community-health-nurses-trained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/30\/midwives-community-health-nurses-trained\/","title":{"rendered":"Midwives, Community Health Nurses Trained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div>About 120 Midwives, Community Health Nurses and other health professionals were trained under the Neonatal Survival Pilot Project Programme.<\/p>\n<p>The programme was to recognise danger signs related to pregnancy and child birth as well as the newborns.<br \/>It was designed by the American Academy of Paediatrics dubbed \u201cHelping babies breath\u201d to ensure safe delivery and survival of the newborns called \u201cGolden Minute\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Ernestina Naadu-Mills, the First Lady, addressing the closing session of trainers of trainees in Accra yesterday said, they are expected to educate more than 200 nursing mothers on newborn healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>These include providing information on breastfeeding, kangaroo mother care, infection prevention and symptoms of uncommon newborn illness and when to seek medical attention for newborns.<\/p>\n<p>She said the project was a close collaboration with the Accra and Kumasi Metropolitan Assemblies to reduce neonatal mortality.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Naadu-Mills speaking on the theme: \u201cHelping Baby Breath, a Desire to Ensure Safe Delivery\u201d said the project will save and improve the lives and health of women, neonates and infants.<\/p>\n<p>She said the initiative on the project has reinforced commitment on the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to accomplish the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Four and Five.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Naadu-Mills commended the Millennium City Initiative (MCI) by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) for the support of the critical needed maternal and neonatal health research programme.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, Accra Metropolitan Chief Executive, said the AMA has worked with the American Academy of Paediatrics with sponsorship from Johnson and Johnson on the neonatal survival project. \u201cNew born babies must be given a chance of life right at birth,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed government\u2019s commitment to ensure that Ghanaians were healthy to benefit from national development from birth, during youthful days and adulthood.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Abena Akuamoa-Boateng, Regional Millennium City Initiative (MCI) Coordinator for West and Central Africa said the programme has improved skills, knowledge and confidence of midwives and improved client confidence and open communication between client and service.<\/p>\n<p>Nana Akuamoa-Boateng explained that the objective of the intervention is to create a successful, scalable model for simplified health care training that can be undertaken in underserved urban and rural setting, thereby contributing to reduce child and maternal mortality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/201ed65bget.media_201-150x90.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit link: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> About 120 Midwives, Community Health Nurses and other health professionals were trained under the Neonatal Survival Pilot Project Programme. 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