Gynaecologists from the College of Calabar Instructing Hospital, UCTH, have expressed dismay over the rising numbers of pregnant girls within the nation preferring the companies of untrained midwives throughout childbirth.
The Gynaecologists expressed fear that this desire has uncovered many ladies to lifelong dangers and must be discouraged.
The Specialists, Dr Jonah Egbe of the Gynaecology Division of UCTH and Dr Ofem Ofem raised the issues on a Saturday morning well being programme, Good day Physician, produced by Residents Medical doctors, on a Calabar-based radio station.
Dr Egbe mentioned statistics have proven that if 50 pregnant girls register at both a major healthcare centre, the Basic or Instructing Hospital for antenatal, fewer than ten of them would truly ship at such well being centres.
“A lot of the pregnant girls would like to go to maternity arms of church buildings or Conventional Start Attendants, TBA, who aren’t skilled to deal with such duties, to present beginning.
“It can’t be due to prices of medical companies in hospitals which have scared these pregnant girls away from hospitals to TBAs. Maybe due to misconceptions and beliefs about companies at TBAs handed down by aged girls. But these untrained midwives in these unrecognised locations will prescribe inappropriate mixtures and treatments that may find yourself in critical problems.”
Dr Egbe said that as a result of depletion of skilled medical manpower in lots of hospitals, the few remaining are working with a few of the TBAs and are exposing them to some coaching.
“However we significantly encourage pregnant girls to patronize companies of skilled public well being specialists.
“They need to current themselves early sufficient to docs for recognition and never wait till it turns into too late and harmful.”
He additionally suggested that households ought to all the time put together forward of time for deliveries.
He warned that there are actually innumerable quack docs operating unregistered and faux services and other people must be cautious of their companies.
