As part of efforts to continue to prevent maternal mortality in Kogi State, the Medical Women Association of Nigeria MWAN has unveiled an Ultrasound services centre for pregnant women at an affordable rate in Lokoja, the State capital.
The President of Medical Women Association of Nigeria MWAN, Dr. Bolaji Owa spoke at the inauguration of the Ultrasound Services Centre at the Primary Healthcare Centre Old Market in Lokoja on Wednesday.
Dr . Owa explained that the Association decided to provide critical services given the economic reality that many pregnant women could not afford to go for ultrasound scanning for the period of their pregnancy.
The president stated that the importance of Ultrasound scanning can not be overemphasised, stressing it helps pregnant women to know the growth and position of their babies in their early stages.
She added that the Association had out of magnanimity vowed to provide ultrasound services to enable the less privileged women in society to have access to quality healthcare services.
Our Kogi State Correspondent, reports that Owa expressed gratitude to the Executive Director of the Kogi Primary Health Care Development Agency KPHCDA, Dr. Abubakar Yakubu for giving the association an enabling environment to operate.
Responding, the Executive Director, KPHCDA who was represented by Dr Bola Kelvin lauded the resilience of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria for the inauguration of the Ultrasound services centre in Lokoja.
He pointed out that ultrasound scanning is very important for every pregnant woman because it helps them to know a lot about their pregnancy, stressing that pregnant women must go for scanning at least four times.
He added it also helps to know whether pregnant women would be referred or be admitted in the process of giving birth to a baby.
"It helps to know the position of the baby, the position of the placenta and the quantity of the fluids and monitor the growth and development of the baby in the womb.
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