Nana Frema recounts 'spiritual battle' she believes threatened her first pregnancy

Ghanaian musician Nana Frema Koranteng has opened up about what she describes as a spiritual battle surrounding her first pregnancy, saying a series of troubling experiences made her feel that forces were working against the pregnancy.

Speaking to MzGee, Nana Frema recalled discovering that she was pregnant despite having previously been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition she said had led her to believe that conceiving a child could be difficult.

The pregnancy itself, she said, quickly became a source of uncertainty.

After obtaining a positive pregnancy test at home, Nana Frema said she experienced spotting and went to the hospital with her husband to have the pregnancy checked.

According to her account, the doctors initially could not detect the pregnancy during their examination and scan.

She said a doctor even suggested that she might have unknowingly lost the pregnancy.

The experience left her deeply distressed, particularly because she had only just discovered that she was pregnant.

Nana Frema said she subsequently sought another medical assessment and eventually received confirmation that the pregnancy was still viable.

She later learned that she was around 10 weeks pregnant.

Looking back on the experience, Nana Frema said she interpreted the difficulties surrounding the pregnancy through a spiritual lens.

She recalled that before becoming pregnant, one or two prophets had told her that childbirth would be difficult for her.

That history, she said, contributed to her belief that there was a spiritual dimension to what she was experiencing.

The musician said her concerns intensified later in the pregnancy and particularly during labour, when she experienced severe contractions but remained stuck at five centimetresdilation for an extended period.

“There were people holding it,” Nana Frema said, explaining her belief that there were spiritual forces preventing the baby from being born.

She eventually underwent a Caesarean section after more than 24 hours of labour.

Nana Frema said she had no fear about undergoing the procedure and believed that opting for the C-section may have saved her life.

Her first son, Marshall, was subsequently born safely.

Nana Frema's account combines medical complications, personal fears and her interpretation of the experience as a spiritual battle, which she believes formed part of the difficult journey to becoming a mother.