{
  "id": 6157537,
  "title": "Pregnancy School initiative lauded for reducing maternal mortality in Kwabre East",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/pregnancy-school-initiative-lauded-for-reducing-maternal-mortality-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-07T18:06:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/pregnancy-school-initiative-lauded-for-reducing-maternal-mortality-in-kwabre-east/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Residents of Kwabre East Municipality in the Ashanti Region have praised the Ghana Health Service’s Pregnancy School initiative for enhancing maternal healthcare delivery. The free and structured program offers expectant mothers and their families essential education on prenatal care, nutrition, warning signs in pregnancy, and safe childbirth practices. At the Peace Specialty Hospital in Mamponteng, this initiative is transforming perceptions of pregnant women and their partners, creating a welcoming and informative atmosphere for maternal health education. Held every first week of the month, the September edition at the hospital brought together pregnant women, nursing mothers from within and beyond Kwabre East, to learn about various maternal health topics, with a focus on pre-eclampsia – a dangerous condition affecting pregnant women and newborns.\n\nDr. Edmund Obeng, an Obstetrician at the hospital, warned that pre-eclampsia, a serious pregnancy-related high blood pressure condition, is increasingly affecting mothers and babies in Ghana, urging health facilities to boost education on early symptom recognition and timely medical intervention. Dr. Francis Osei Kofi, a Senior Surgeon and Specialist, encouraged mothers to regularly attend the health education sessions, emphasizing the importance of frequent hospital visits in early detection of pregnancy anomalies for prompt medical solutions.\n\nDuring the event, awards were given to committed mothers attending antenatal care and the pregnancy school, while husbands who regularly accompanied their spouses were recognized and gifted. Testimonies from beneficiaries echoed the positive impact of the initiative. Assa Assif, a mother of three, highlighted the school’s value in improving her understanding of pregnancy and the significance of reporting any anomalies to the hospital. Elizabeth Yeboah, another beneficiary, noted that the program demystifies labor and delivery, reducing anxiety and minimizing unnecessary interventions like caesarean sections.\n\nThe Kwabre East Municipal Health Director, Mrs. Elsie Kissi-Appiah, emphasized the pregnancy school’s importance across health facilities in the municipality, noting its contribution to reducing maternal mortality.",
  "summary": "Residents, especially mothers in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region, have lauded the Ghana Health Service's Pregnancy School initiative for its role in improving maternal healthcare delivery.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Pregnancy School initiative lauded for reducing maternal mortality in Kwabre East",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/pregnancy-school-initiative-lauded-for-reducing-maternal-mortality-in-6159578",
        "published": "2026-09-07T18:31:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}