Dr Ebenezer Oduro-Mensah, Head of Adabraka Polyclinic, has said a pregnancy school has been opened to educate pregnant women on how to take care of themselves during pregnancy.
He said this is to aid in maternal and newborn outcomes in the Greater Accra Region.
He said the school is to help reduce the anxiety many women experience during the period the baby develops in the womb till delivery.
This is the second facility, after the Achimota Hospital, to begin educational sessions for pregnant mothers.
The school, held once every two weeks at the Adabraka Polyclinic and other clinics in the region, is used to discuss issues concerning pregnancy, the changes associated with the first, second and third trimesters and how the expectant mothers handle themselves and their babies after delivery.
Esther Jucanida Benefo, Staff Midwife at the Polyclinic, in a discussion with some expectant mothers, advised them to desist from visiting pastors and using unapproved herbal concoctions when they feel any pain during pregnancy.
She said any unapproved action could lead to infections or complications to the pregnancy.
She said many expectant women often experience many signs or body changes including headaches, stomach aches, missing the menstrual cycle, etc, adding that some others do not experience any symptoms at all.
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