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Pregnant women, girls cautioned against alcoholism, substance abuse
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Miss Susuana Twumwaa, the Midwife in-charge of the Ante-natal and Postnatal clinics at the Sunyani Teaching Hospital, has expressed concern about growing trend of alcoholism and substance abuse among pregnant women and girls.
She noted that bad and unhealthy practices remained inimical to their growth and development as well as their unborn babies too and asked them to desist from self-medication too.
In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Sunyani during a visit to the facility, Ms Twumwaa also urged the pregnant women and girls to attend antenatal clinics regularly to stem macerated stillbirths.
They must also endeavour to deliver at health facilities, she advised, saying that would enable specialists to attend to manage labour complications.
Ms Twumwaa said pregnant women and girls also needed to know “obstetric history,” saying that would enable them to go through labour without difficulties and complications. A midwife on duty, Ms Stella Kwei Anin, also cautioned pregnant women against tedious work that could lead to miscarriage and other health complications and urged them to endeavour to visit health facilities whenever they noticed abnormalities in their body system. –GNA
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Christians have been urged to demonstrate a living faith in Jesus Christ by allowing their confession of Him as Lord and Saviour to reflect in their daily lives.
According to the Kaneshie District Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), Rev. Dzidzor Nathaniel Affram, a genuine Christian’s confession should go beyond words and be demonstrated through obedience to God, love for others and service to the Church.
He made the call at the 40th anniversary remembrance service for the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Maranatha Congregation at Awudome Avenui in the Volta Region.
Speaking on the theme, “The Church Built on a Living Confession,” Rev. Affram said life would continually present challenges capable of testing Christians’ faith, making it necessary for believers to hold firmly to their confession that Jesus Christ is Lord.
He explained that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour required Christians to live according to His teachings, stressing that their faith must be evident in their conduct.
“A living confession listens to God and not man,” he said, urging Christians to remain obedient to God even when faced with difficulties and pressures.
Rev. Affram further encouraged the congregation to care for vulnerable people and demonstrate concern for others, adding that such acts were practical expressions of Christian faith.
He also urged Christians to identify and use their God-given gifts to build the Church.
He said every member of the Church had a role to play and cautioned Christians against looking down on others because of their status or abilities.
The remembrance service brought together family members, friends, members of the congregation and sympathisers to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo.
By Lizzy Okai
