CMD urges pregnant women to patronise COOUTH Referral Centre
The Chief Medical Director of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku, Awka, Dr Joe Akabuike, has called on pregnant women to utilise its mother-and-child Referral Centre.
Akabuike said the Anambra government under Gov. Willie Obiano built the centre to care for pregnant women and their children.
He urged pregnant mothers to patronise the referral centre in COOUTH, instead of patronising quacks or private hospitals for their wellbeing and that of their children.
“Our governor has made quality health service delivery a priority, the referral centre was built to stop the high rate of maternal and child mortality.
“We value the lives of our mothers, women and children, we appeal for patronage from the pregnant ones to avoid the centre from being underutilised,” he said.
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Akabuike said the centre was equipped with state-of-the-art theatre, laboratory, pharmacy and all other facilities needed for pregnancy care, delivery and care of the new babies.
He advised mothers to make good use of the opportunity to put a stop to cases of women dying due to complications during pregnancies, childbearing or postpartum.
Akabuike said that the referral centre would go a long way to address the problems of maternal mortality and morbidity in the state.
He urged the pregnant mothers to visit the referral centre for professional care.
