Midwives urged to be innovative

The Director of Nursing and Midwifery, Mr George Kumi Kyeremeh, has appealed to midwives to improve on their technical competence and interpersonal relationship through innovative interventions to facilitate quality midwifery care.

He said the services of midwives must meet all professional standards and client satisfaction.

The Director was speaking at a ceremony to launch the 80th anniversary celebrations of the Ghana Registered Midwives Association (GRMA) on Thursday in Accra.

Mr Kyeremeh said the global economic uncertainty had made nurses and midwives undoubtedly the key contributors to cost effective health care in resource constraint environment.

He said midwives should, as a result, be equipped with the needed requisite skills to carry out their divine task as they had been entrusted with greater responsibilities to ensure mothers are delivered safely.

The Director thus encouraged student midwives to study hard and subject themselves to discipline and cultivate a caring and compassionate attitude which is the most important ingredient for quality midwifery care.

He said the Ministry of Health would continue to champion the course of the association through policy dialogue, strategic partnerships and sharing of best practices at both national and international levels.

Mrs. Joyce Jetuah, President of Ghana Registered Midwives Association, said maternity homes were set up mainly to reduce complicated pregnancy cases by providing adequate care and detecting high risks some clients possess.

She therefore congratulated members and past members of the association whose efforts in diverse ways had contributed to their achievements.

Hajia Mariama Sumani, Chairperson of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, commended the Association and said it had reached international accreditation.