Sarah Serwah( 3rd left) being supported by some dignitories to cut the tape
Craddle Care Maternity Trust, a new maternity hospital that offers water birth services to pregnant women has been outdoored in Accra.
Water birth is a new global childbirth system that ensures that expectant mothers give birth in water. Proponents are convinced the new system is a safer option to the conventional delivery systems in maternity homes.
According to Sarah Serwah Major, Head of Maternal and Child Birth Services at Craddle Care, water birth is a more relaxed and less painful delivery method for mothers than the normal bed delivery.
The hospital which is situated along the Spintex Road, also offers services such as pre-pregnancy counselling, antenatal booking, antenatal clinic, normal birth, postnatal care, ultrasound services, parent education classes, blood pressure check, and glucose/diabetes test.
Mrs Major in an interview with journalists at the opening of the hospital said their main goal is to make a remarkable difference in maternal healthcare in Ghana.
?Our aim is to ensure that all women in Ghana experience a healthy pregnancy and a safe childbirth. It is also our vision to empower and educate women to enable them to take responsibility of their own health,? she added.
?We are a UK-style midwifery led unit, set up and run by a UK-trained midwives. We are bringing UK maternal healthcare to Ghana,? she said.
Mrs Serwah Major said, ?Our practices are evidence- based and our clinical guidelines are women-centered and are based on the best midwifery practices.?
By Cephas Larbi
Were is the water birth hospital located