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. 2014 Aug 31;2(3):366-9.
doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00110. eCollection 2014 Aug.

Reaching out to a community to improve maternal health in Ghana: the story of one midwife

John Kuumuori Ganle  1
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Reaching out to a community to improve maternal health in Ghana: the story of one midwife

John Kuumuori Ganle. Glob Health Sci Pract. .

Abstract

The story below of a Ghanaian midwife from the Ashanti region illustrates how one person was able to mobilize local community members in rural Piase in the Bosomtwi district to create demand for, and improve access to and use of, emergency and routine maternal health services. Her story demonstrates how involving communities in maternal health issues can improve both access to services and maternal health outcomes.

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A midwife engages the community chief, queen mother, and women from the community on how to improve maternal health.
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A midwife consults with a community leader on how to encourage women to seek skilled maternal health care services.
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