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  • Life - Health & Wellness
  • Updated: February 24, 2023

Women Commend Kaduna Government Over Improvement In Healthcare Centres

Women Commend Kaduna Government Over Improvement In Healthca

Some women have lauded the Kaduna State Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for improving the quality of newborn care in Primary Health Care centres (PHCs) across the state.

The women, who recently had their babies at the newly-established neonatal corners in some of the PHCs, described the quality of services as “very impressive”.

They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Kaduna, saying that the health workers handled their tasks with a high level of professionalism.

One of them, 28-year-old Fatima Abdullahi, a mother of six, said that the services from the antenatal care up to delivery were quite impressive and comforting.

Abdullahi, who delivered her sixth child at the PHC Badarawa, Kaduna, said, “It is quite comfortable delivering in the hospital because of the quality of care and the professionalism of the healthcare workers who cared for me with so much love.

“They made me feel at home, with everyone ready to assist me whenever I needed help.

“The experience was different from my previous five deliveries at home.

“At home, I lost so much blood; usually accompanied by constant stomach pain.

“I suffered a lot and I am always so weak that sometimes I feel like I will not survive it.

“So, this time, I decided to deliver in the hospital, and I am glad I did because it is so much better and so assuring,” she said.

Also speaking, Sheila Franklin, said her three-day-old baby was delivered at the neonatal corner of PHC Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, adding that the quality of services was spectacular.

“The labour room was so clean and sweet that it didn’t even look like a delivery room. The health workers are mother and baby friendly.

“They treat us with utmost care with no shouting but love.

“They enlightened me on optimal breastfeeding and the moment I delivered, they took my baby and placed her on my chest to start sucking,” she said.

Mercy Ibrahim, the midwife at the facility, said she was among the health workers that were trained by UNICEF on neonatal care after the newborn corner was established at the PHCs.

“Before we struggled when handling new babies but after the training, we learned how to provide adequate care for the child and the mother and support the mother to practice early initiation of breastfeeding,” she said.

Also, the Health Manger of PHC Badarawa, Lami Isah, said that the neonatal corner established with support from UNICEF has significantly improved newborn care in PHCs.

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