Treat pregnant mothers with love, nurses told

May 08, 2013

Midwives and nurses have been cautioned to handle pregnant mothers with great care in order to reduce the maternal and child mortality rates in the country.

By Patson Barire

Midwives and nurses have been cautioned to handle pregnant mothers with great care in order to reduce the maternal and child mortality rates in the country.

Prisca Ssezi Mbaguta, the public service state minister, made the warning on Monday, while presiding over the International Midwives and Nurses Day at Kanungu district headquarters.

Mbaguta said midwives and nurses play a noble role in the life of pregnant mothers, noting that they need to show love when dealing with mothers.

“Some nurses talk harshly to pregnant mothers and as a result more women prefer to deliver at their homes or go to traditional birth attendants where they get complications, which sometimes lead to death. This must be stopped,” Mbaguta said.

She lamented that the number of women who deliver at health units is still very low and may cause the failure to attain the Millennium Development Goals.

According to Kanungu district senior nursing officer, Sister Florance Rwabahima, only 33% of the pregnant women in the district deliver babies at health facilities.

Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Kinkiizi East MP, pledged to lobby Parliament to improve the welfare of the midwives and nurses so that they can be motivated to care for the pregnant mothers.

 

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