Sugardem Ministries, a purpose-driven non-governmental organization, has cautioned some religious leaders in Ghana to refrain from asking pregnant women not to undergo Caesarean Section (CS).
Sugardem Ministries said their actions are misleading and the fear they instill in expectant women makes it difficult for the women to undergo the CS, therefore causing maternal mortalities.
The caution was contained in a release copied to otecfmghana.com signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Sugardem ministries, Nana Ama Asantewaa Kwarko, on Sunday, January 26, 2020.
“We at Sugardem Ministries find this to be an attack on womanhood and innocent babies. We therefore ask all expectant mothers to follow the instructions of the qualified Doctors and Midwives in charge of their cases,” the release appealed to expectant women.
“We declare their behavior religiously wrong, morally evil and socially distasteful. It has no religious basis as skilled delivery and emergency obstetric care are globally recognized and statistically proven to be essential to maternal health,” it added.
The release further called on the government and the agencies in charge to start prosecuting the pastors and traditional medicine practitioners who peddle falsehood to these innocent pregnant women.
Source: Ghana/otecfmghana.com/Francis Appiah
