OUR LADY MATERNAL CARE INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of OLMC is to is to offer health services, nutrition education, counseling, nutrition, and support in a family-friendly atmosphere for the indigenous, underprivileged, and underserved women, infants, and children in the rural areas of Ghana; to help reduce maternal and child death and disabilities, as well as reducing mortality in preterm low birth weight infants. By offering pregnant women and mothers in the rural areas access to quality health care, educational resources, emotional, Spiritual, physical, and social support through a wide range of services. All service is provided free of charge or a minimal fee to our clients. Our Lady Maternal Care Inc. stands with the Pro-Life mission – that is “To defend life and family” and aim to promote the health of mothers and their babies. OLMC recognizes the medical conditions of pregnant women, by creating an environment in which potential problems in pregnancies are anticipated, detected early, and addressed early enough to prevent fatal consequences. OLMC helps pregnant women choose life for their babies, have healthier pregnancies, become better parents, and take first steps to self-sufficiency. For the past three years, Our Lady Maternal Care Inc. has worked at the grassroots level to help the underserved women and children in the rural areas. This has been accomplished by offering free education, counseling nutrition, and obtaining health services. These programs and services are offered to work towards the ultimate goal of reducing maternal and child mortality and empower women to be able to find work and care for their families. For the past three years, Our Lady Maternal Care Inc. has worked at the grassroots level to help the underserved women and children in the rural areas. This has been accomplished by offering free education, counseling nutrition, and obtaining health services. These programs and services are offered to work towards the ultimate goal of reducing maternal and child mortality and empower women to be able to find work and care for their families. Our Lady Maternal Care Inc was founded in 2018 by experienced trained Healthcare Professionals in USA, as well as Health Professionals from Ghana and volunteers from Ghana. The health care professionals include Yaa Asante-Addae, MPH, Nutrition; Bette Lawrence Water, MPH & Practicum Director; Valeon Waller, MHSA, BSN, CCM; Ralph Leno, CEO & President Small Business Bank; John Asante, Vice President Guggenheim; and Kofi Atakora Amaniampong Chemical Engineer. These professionals are from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Kansas. This group began the organization based on the findings of the high rate of maternal child mortality and morbidity in the rural areas of Ghana. The group based on findings into this problem shows that the majority of these deaths could be prevented given the right resources and care. In these remote areas, women, newborns, and children are often the most vulnerable to health problems. Health centers can be difficult to reach, and without alternative forms of transport available to them, women and children sometimes have to walk for days to get to the clinics. Even when they reach the facilities, they might find the clinics understaffed or underequipped. The indigenous women and girls are even more likely to experience worse maternal health outcomes, and frequently face discrimination and abuse from health center staff. At Our Lady Maternal Care Inc., we believe maternal health is particularly important because of the far-reaching impacts it has on families and communities. Not only does access to quality maternal healthcare ensure the good health of a mother – her good health also helps to ensure the good health of her newborn child and the rest of her family. Outcomes of the documented issues were in the availability of transportation to a medical center, communication (due to language barriers) and the provision of medical specialty services. Most of the women in the rural areas have little or nor schooling. From these results Our Lady Maternal Care’s staff and volunteers developed a set of programs and services for the indigenous pregnant women, and pediatric patients and their parents in the rural areas of Ghana. Specifically, access to care, health care interpretation, transportation, and the provision of specialty care physician services. The services offered by Our Lady Maternal Care include: • Access to see a midwife/nurse in OLMC Health center • Pregnancy Tests • Ultrasounds • Antenatal Classes • Child Birthing Classes • Personalized lactation support • Postnatal Support and peer Groups • Nutritional Education on pregnant mothers, nursing mothers, infants, and children five and under. • Infant Massage: - Courses for Mums and Dads. • Stroller Fitness Class
About This Cause
Our Lady Maternal Care (OLMC) will provide a family-friendly environment with high quality customer service to meet the daily emotional, physical and social well-being needs of mothers, infants, and young children by: Educating, counseling and advising clients on the importance of preventative care and pregnant women on the importance of antenatal care and proper nutrition (Well-balanced diet.). OLMC will recognize the medical conditions of pregnant women that can be life threatening and refer them to nearby hospitals. Our Lady Maternal Care will offer various programs to pregnant women, nursing mothers and mothers with children up to the age of two; including: Nutrition Education: Proper nutrition during pregnancy and while breast-feeding is not only important for mothers, it the women can make the decisions that are right for them. As many as 40% of early pregnancies end in natural is also crucial to the health of their infants. Women with poor nutrition put themselves and their growing fetuses at a greater risk of disease and death. Insufficient energy intake during pregnancy can cause low infant birth weight and could account for most of the deaths in the first week of life. OLMC will encourage adequate calorie, protein, and micronutrient intake among pregnant and breast-feeding women, advise them to consume three meals a day with one or two snacks between meals. OLMC will educate the women that consuming adequate amounts of food as well as a variety of foods daily helps ensure the mother and infant are obtaining proper nutrition needed for growth and development. OLMC will show expectant mothers’ nutrient-dense foods that should be included in the diet during pregnancy to promote maternal and infant health, and the appropriate usage and supplements, its safety, such as keeping these items out of reach of children. Unexpected Pregnancy Class: An unexpected pregnancy can be a hard thing to face alone. OLMC will give the information the pregnant woman needs about pregnancy, abortion and the options, so that miscarriage, so a positive test doesn’t necessarily mean you are having a baby, and there will be no need for abortions and unnecessary deaths. OLMC will confirm a pregnancy with pregnancy test and ultrasound, and if they choose to continue with their pregnancy OLMC will provide free confidential counseling, support and education, and resources to obtain prenatal care and wide range of ongoing support. OLMC will implement an aggressive and accurate recall system in which to remind clients to have regular check - ups by documenting and following up with the participants. OLMC will also work with other support groups and include classes for new moms and their babies that will offer guidance, parenting and resources as well as fitness centers where clients can exercise together and have fun in a clean friendly environment. Child Birthing Classes: OLMC will offer classes for pregnant women (and a support person) in preparation for the birth of her child. OLMC will educate the women on the importance of good nutrition and offer the women staple foods like rice, cooking oil, dry milk powder and canned salmon, diapers, bibs, shawls, shoes, and baby clothing. Each session will include monthly and bi-weekly classes. Mommy & Me Classes: OLMC will provide a new program where new mothers can bring their infants to classes that will offer support, guidance, and parenting resources. Topics in the classes can include "Songs to sing to your little one", "How to interact with your 2-week-old infant," "What can my baby see & hear?" and "What to expect from your 6-month-old." Pamphlets on Breast Feeding, Making your home Safe for the Baby, Bathing the Infant, How to Care for Newborn, and how dads can help, etc. will be distributed in English and local dialect. Each class will be guided by a trained nurse or a child specialist instructor. Stroller Fitness: OLMC will share ideas of a new program. The program will provide a fitness class that allows both mom and the baby (4 weeks - 2 years of age) to exercise together and have fun with other moms in the community. Currently there is no program that allows babies to exercise with their mothers in country. Sharing this program will allow OLMC to offer this program at other locations. Free and Confidential Services: OLMC will offer free confidential pregnancy testing. If the pregnancy test is positive OLMC staff member will provide “proof of pregnancy” needed to receive a medical care and other services. Free ultrasounds will be provided to show the fetus is viable (developing normally) or if it is likely to miscarry. It will also help date the pregnancy. OLMC’s other programs includes: Breastfeeding Support Groups and Mom's Support Groups. OLMC Services will offer parents the convenience of getting multiple baby products with coupons and vouchers they earn from coming to the on-site classes and meetings. OLMC will offer baby clothing, shoes, bibs, shawl, diapers, feeding bottles, toys etc. and food staples like rice, cooking oil, salmon and milk in the location where antenatal, parenting and/or fitness classes are being offered. Our Lady Maternal Care Inc. will provide funds for pregnant women in the rural areas who are in critical conditions and cannot afford transportation to the nearby hospitals. OLMC will start out as an attachment to Radiant Maternal Care, Local hospitals, and other antenatal centers and evaluate the possibility of opening an Independent Clinic. Our Lady Maternal Care (OLMC) will support Radiant Maternal Care and local hospitals in Ghana. OLMC will work with Radiant Maternal Care and local hospitals to address antenatal and postnatal needs in the rural areas in Ghana by providing access to quality maternal and reproduction health services. The mission of Our Lady Maternal Care (OLMC) is to provide health services, education and counseling services to pregnant women, mothers, and children in the rural areas of Ghana, starting from Ashanti region to other rural areas in Ghana; and to ensure that women in the rural areas of Ghana have access to the information and care they need to go through pregnancy and childbirth safely; and the care of other family members. Our Lady Maternal Care will also, work with hospitals’ antenatal care to provide nutrition and health education to Health workers and support them to educate pregnant women and mothers with newborn babies and children up to the age of two years. OLMC will support Radiant Maternal Care and other local hospitals with educated health workers to provide a family-friendly environment with high quality customer service to meet the daily emotional, physical and social well-being needs of mothers, infants, and young children, and advise clients on the importance of preventative care and educate pregnant women as to the importance of antenatal care, proper nutrition, and how to plan for a well-balanced meal. OLMC will work with Radiant Maternal Care and local hospitals to recognize the medical conditions of pregnant women that can be life threatening and refer them to nearby regional hospitals. As part of working with Radiant Maternal Care, and local hospitals, OLMC Services will offer parents the convenience of getting multiple baby products with coupons and vouchers they earn from coming to the on-site classes and meetings, for baby clothes, baby shoes, diapers, wipes, baby rash ointments, formulas, feeding bottles, blankets, children clothes, toys, books, food staples like rice, cooking oil, salmon etc. in the same location where they can take antenatal, parenting and/or fitness classes. Our Lady Maternal Care Inc. will provide supporting Radiant Maternal Care for pregnant women in the rural areas who cannot afford transportation to the nearby hospitals. Almost 300,000 women die from complications of pregnancy and childbirth every year and for every maternal death, and another 20 women suffer from injury or illness, often with lifelong consequences. Reasons for most of the complications, illnesses and deaths are lack of information; opposition from partners or others; and difficulty obtaining services and supplies. The threats to a mother’s life also jeopardize the survival of her other children, especially if they are girls. OLMC’s mission is to educate and counsel pregnant women and mothers and to ensure the care women need to go through pregnancy and childbirth safely and reduce maternal child mortality and morbidity rate. •