The head of the Antenatal care department at Torit State Hospital continues to call upon men to escort their wives for the antenatal service.
Few men are normally seen escorting their wives for the services while the majority of the women go alone without their husbands, Keji Rose Philip, told Radio Emmanuel.
She says they give several lessons to those who go for antenatal services which is good if all couples attend together.
According to her, if only a woman attends to the instruction some men may think they create it on their own.
“the first thing there is education that will be given to women when they come in the morning, so we see it important if both the husband and the wife attend all the education it will make them have good decision because if a woman go alone then later say to the husband the husband will not accept will think the woman create her own thing off mine, so it is important if they all listen to the instruction together , there is teaching on family planning, danger signs that comes during pregnancy, there is education of HIV and what a woman should prepare during time for delivery and if they listen to this from the right people maybe the men will not resist”, Rose explains.
Midwife Miriam Ayaa, reveals that they respond very fast to women who move with their husbands for the antennal care service.
She explained that it is a collective responsibility of husbands, wives and all relatives to make sure the woman is given special attention.
“For us here is very good when a woman comes with the husband she will be look at first because a man cannot take long in one place but we use to say to these women to come with their husbands and we are even tired saying this but they do come back and say their husbands have refuse these are things which are not goods from these women because this is a family responsibility not only for one person either or the woman or the man but for relatives ,in-laws and the concern people on this pregnant woman”, the midwife explains.
Meanwhile one of the women only identified as Kulang who, moves to the antenatal care alone, says she feels ashamed after, seeing fellow women with their husbands.
She confirms the quick response that is normally accorded to those who move as couples for the antenatal services.
“I will be a shame seeing my sister with the husband and the other one also with the husband because here when you come with your husband they will call you first. My advice to them is let them listen to the advice from the hospital since these people teach a lot to the women as a husband one has to hear so that what is happening with me you should also know since no one will come from outside and stand with me”, expresses.
The speakers made the remarks to Radio Emmanuel on Wednesday in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State.
