The Proprietress
Agatha Amoateng-Boahen
Maranatha Midwifery Refresher Training School
Maranatha Midwifery Refresher Training School is an ultra modern institution with the aim of producing dedicated and well equipped midwives who are up to the task and challenges of motherhood in the context of modern healthcare. This has become necessary in view of the current challenges in addressing issues relating to high number of referrals in our midwifery training institutions during their final exams, across the country. Also, it is our prime motive to train professional midwives who have not been getting access to in-service training to update their scope of knowledge.
The high Maternal and Child mortality rate have been linked to
shortage of trained competent and skilled midwifery personnel at
the rural community level of health care. These shortages have in a
way been attributed to the high referral rate of student midwives
during their final exams and inadequate or lack of in-service
training for the professional midwives in our country Ghana.
The alarming situation depicted above, clearly indicates a need to
train the student midwives very well to enable them pass their
final exams and also, organize refresher course/ program for the
qualified ones in the system.
It is therefore our quest to commence refresher training
programme and remedial course in midwifery for all categories of
midwives (be it students with referred papers or Midwives who are
on the job). The school is situated, behind Maranatha Hospital,
Kwadaso/Asuoyeboah in the Kumasi Metropolis. Current modern
facilities are in place to provide the requisite theoretical and
practical training for students. These include:
There are also modern day hostel accommodations for students who
will like to be accommodated
Synopsis of the
Programme
This Programme/Course is precisely
designed to help student midwives and professional midwives revise,
refresh, and update their Knowledge and Studies through specialist
tuition, specialist support and remedial education to be able to
re-sit their referred exams and pass well.
Philosophy
We believe that the study of midwifery is a self-motivated and organic process, springing forth from the fertile ground of community and family. Just as there have always been and will always be birthing women, so the midwife is called into practice. We recognize and value the tradition of the midwifery learning cycle: knowledge being passed from woman to woman, experienced midwife to apprentice and mentoring. We believe birth is a transformational process with its own intrinsic value for personal growth and development.
We support woman-centered birth and seek to uphold the right of
each woman to define her needs and identify her support system.
While the midwife sets parameters of safety, it is the birthing
woman who, through the process of informed consent, makes her own
decisions regarding the care of herself and her baby.
Vision
The vision of Maranatha Midwifery Refresher Training school is to become a center of excellence in offering remedial opportunity for students who have not been able to sail through their normal stream of midwifery training school successfully. This we hope to achieve through a well motivated, dedicated and committed lecturers applying specialist tuition, specialist support and excellent remedial education.
Our focus in developing this program has been to preserve
community-based midwifery care and education. For us, this means
refining and preserving apprenticeship. We believe that
apprenticeship is a superior educational route for fostering
independent/autonomous midwifery practice.
We recognize the dynamic potential students bring to midwifery
education, based on each student’s cumulative life experience,
philosophy and belief system. Our instructors are committed to
assisting students with comprehensive integration of didactic and
clinical experience.
Mission
The mission of the Midwifery Program is to create leaders in the field of midwifery whose practice and life’s work reflect the highest standards of care for women and newborns within their families and communities everywhere. To this end, our midwifery education is a process where students and faculty engage and grow in an environment conducive to inquiry, learning, and critical thinking. It is our purpose to prepare midwives for the scope of practice outlined by the Nurses and Midwives Council and the Midwifery Licensing requirements in Ghana.
Goals
The goals of the programme are to:
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Teaching and Learning Methods
Emphasis shall be on integrating theory with practical
demonstration, clinical skills/experiences and community practice.
Tutors and preceptors shall work with students in the clinical
areas such as hospitals, maternity Homes in the
community. Teaching methods shall be as follows;
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Tel: (+233) 322 199775, (+233)
0205258943, (+233) 020 812 1463 Email:
maranatha88@yahoo.com
Location: House 12 Block VIA,
Kwadaso/Asuoyeboah, Kumasi - Ghana | P. O. Box KS 8333 (main)
Kumasi, Ghana
