The Founder and Head Pastor of Ramseyer Prayer Center at Amanase in the Eastern Region, Rev. Dr. Nana Takyi Asiedu, has stated that maternal mortality is on the rise in the country as a result of what he described as poor supervision on the part of the hospital authorities.
Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Mensah Abrampa on Gye Nyame FM’s morning show, Rev. Asiedu attributed the major causes of the recent maternal mortality in the various hospitals to negligence on duty, lackadaisical attitude of some health workers and poor supervision among some hospital authorities.
Rev. Asiedu, who doubles as a maternal health advocate, stressed that there are a lot of instances where some health workers fail to attend to the hospital on time to perform their duties, which negatively affects the delivery of quality health services and contributes to the high mortality rate among pregnant women.
He revealed further that some pregnant women sometimes seek spiritual fortification at churches and prayer camps due to the negligence of some health workers on duty.
Rev. Asiedu therefore called on hospital administrators to intensify supervision to ensure quality health care.
In addition, he urged the government to immediately assign the nurses and midwives to work immediately after they complete their education, noting that their acquired skills in school need to be practised constantly for efficient and effective work delivery
