Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
REFERENCES
Certification
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SHARON ANSAH

Accra

Summary

Compassionate Midwife with a decade of working experience. Expert in providing thorough healthcare to mothers and babies including prenatal and postpartum care. Skilled in conducting Antenatal health education, screenings, offering holistic support to ensure the well-being of both mother and baby, closely monitoring vital signs. Known for strong communication skills, empathetic patient care, and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams, and committed to individualized patient care.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Midwife-Antenatal Unit

Ghana Health Service -Mamprobi Hospital
04.2022 - Current
  • .
  • Effectively communicated according to

`individuals' needs by actively listening with a non-judgmental approach and adapting communicating style to suit the individual

  • Identified high-risk pregnancies, alerting team on duty for appropriate treatment preventing further complications
  • Helped create and organise scheduled parenting and health education services such as the importance of exclusive breastfeeding to women
  • Applied in-depth knowledge by monitoring state of mother and foetus to limit and manage health complications and provide safe environment during labour
  • Prevented pregnancy discomfort by educating patients on nutrition, rest and exercises to boost wellbeing
  • Provided emotional support during delivery, coaching and calming patients to enable safe delivery
  • Ensured patient confidence by developing detailed, individualized birth plans tailored to patient needs and preferences
  • Supported management in outlining risk assessment and precaution measures due to Covid-19 to reduce rate of infection, resulting in fewer cases compared to other local hospital wards
  • Conduct comprehensive antenatal assessment, including physical examination, and health history evaluations.
  • Monitor foetal development, and maternal health through routine check-ups and diagnostic test.
  • Collaborate with obstetricians and other health care professionals to develop, and implement individualized care plans.
  • facilitate referrals to specialists and community resources as needed.
  • Lead classes to educate expectant mothers parents on childbirth,personal hygiene,danger signs in pregnanacy, and newborn care.
  • Coordinate care plans plans, and follow-up appointments to ensure continuity of care.

Midwife - Labour Ward Unit

Ghana Health Service - Mamprobi Hospital
05.2014 - 04.2022
  • Helping puerperal women to establish a healthy, solid breastfeeding routine
  • Committed to equal treatment of women from all backgrounds and circumstances and remained actively informed on ethical practices in cases of sensitive situations
  • Implemented development plans for junior colleagues to increase skills capacity
  • Performed preconception care and counseling to reproductive women to prevent unwanted pregnancies as well as assisting them to make an informed choice concerning the various types of contraceptives and it's benefits
  • Arranged counseling and provided emotional support following events such as miscarriage, termination of pregnancy, neonatal complications and stillbirths
  • Administered individual care programmes, evaluating, updating and documenting patient information according to changes in condition to optimise patient outcome
  • Monitored the condition of the fetus, applying effective pain management techniques to facilitate smooth labour
  • Kept patients fully informed to ease anxiety
  • Assessed health and wellbeing of expectant mothers and delivered babies since 2014 to 2022
  • Monitored and recorded patient conditions before, during and after delivery, promptly reporting abnormalities for immediate intervention
  • perform emergency procedures , including neonatal resuscitation, and management of obstetric emergencies.
  • facilitate communication between the patient,family, and health care team to ensure informed decision -making.
  • maintain detailed patient records, and ensure compliance with medical, and legal standards.

National Service Personnel

ACCRA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
12.2013 - 12.2013
  • Vip Ward
  • Psychiatric OPD
  • Female ward
  • Male ward
  • Children"s ward


National Service Personnel

Psychiatric Unit-Mamprobi Hospital
12.2013 - 12.2013
  • Community Psychiatry
  • home visit
  • follow ups
  • counselling


National Service Personnel

Dansoman Polyclinic
12.2013 - 12.2013
  • Public Health Unit
  • School Health/Education
  • Community Study
  • Conducting of Home visits
  • Observation and participation in RCH activities such as immunization, weighing of babies, and counselling on nutrition
  • Family planning counselling


National Service Personel/Rotation

Ministry Of Health-Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
12.2012 - 11.2013
  • Family Planning Unit
  • Obstetric Theatre and Recovery ward
  • Medical ward
  • Medical and Surgical Theatre
  • Eye Clinic
  • Ear,Nose And Throat Clinic
  • Gynae ward
  • Medical And Surgical Emergency
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
  • Family Planning Unit
  • Accident And Emergency Unit
  • Orthopedic ward
  • Pediatric ward
  • Surgical ward
  • Postnatal Clinic
  • Maternity ward
  • Antenatal Clinic





Clinical Intern

Mamprobi Hospital Maternity Unit
11.2011 - 01.2012
  • Caring for the Newborn
  • Management of normal pregnancy
  • Management of the puerperal mother
  • Diagnosing and management of abnormal pregnancy
  • Baby Bath
  • Conducting second and third stage delivery
  • Identification, and management of third stage of Labour

Clincal Intern

Cardio Thoracic Unit -Korle-bu
03.2010 - 04.2010

Pre-operative preparations

Identification of surgical instruments

Assisted scrub nurse/circulating nurse

Observation of how open heart surgery is conducted

Nursing patient after open heart surgery

How to measure and record patient's intake and output chart

Clinical Intern

Korle Bu Polyclinic
01.2010 - 01.2010
  • Decontamination of linen, and instruments
  • Cleaning, and disinfection of instruments
  • Sterilization of instruments
  • Preparing 0.5%chlorine solution
  • Handwashing techniques

Clinical Intern

Accident And Emergency Centre -Korle -BU
11.2009 - 12.2009
  • Wound dressing
  • Infection prevention
  • Serving of Bedpan
  • Treating pressure areas
  • How to administer medications

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree - Midwifery

UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES
Ho, Volta Region

Diploma of Higher Education - MIDWIFERY

KORLE BU NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING SCHOOL
Accra, Greater Accra Region

Skills

Antenatal care and education

Prenatal screening and diagnostics

Patient counselling and support

Emergency obstetric care

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Cultural sensitivity, and patient centered care

Ability to perform under pressure

High-risk pregnancy identification

Accomplishments

  • 2014-Present Mamprobi Hospital, Accra - I have attained an award in my facility as the overall best midwife for putting g up best performances in my work and training students nurses and midwives
  • OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS - Had the opportunity to be selected among four midwives in the Greater Accra region to Tamale or a UK AID workshop dubbed ‘Postpartum Depression among pregnant/ Breastfeeding mothers
  • I also had the opportunity to work as the secretary to the stillbirth/Maternal audit team of the Ablekuma Municipality .

Additional Information

Educate client on health, nutrition, and family planning., Providing care to clients on phone in emergency situations., Perform test to obtain information about client's medical conditions., Experienced in neonatal Resuscitation and managing complications, Effectively interacts with patients and families., Expert in delivery of normal and some abnormal deliveries, Trained junior Nursing/Midwfery students who come for clinical., Promoted health care for both clients and their families,dissemination of information., Do monthly returns and report to ascertain the number of deliveries, stillbirths and livebirth recorded.

REFERENCES

Solomon

Certification

NMC Registered Midwifery licensing Examination

August 2012

Training on Helping Babies Breathe

2015

Training on postpartum depression

2019

Training on covid 19

2020

Training as a facilitator for Helping Babies breathe

2023

Training as an assessor for Peer review

2024



Timeline

Midwife-Antenatal Unit

Ghana Health Service -Mamprobi Hospital
04.2022 - Current

Midwife - Labour Ward Unit

Ghana Health Service - Mamprobi Hospital
05.2014 - 04.2022

National Service Personnel

ACCRA PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
12.2013 - 12.2013

National Service Personnel

Psychiatric Unit-Mamprobi Hospital
12.2013 - 12.2013

National Service Personnel

Dansoman Polyclinic
12.2013 - 12.2013

National Service Personel/Rotation

Ministry Of Health-Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
12.2012 - 11.2013

Clinical Intern

Mamprobi Hospital Maternity Unit
11.2011 - 01.2012

Clincal Intern

Cardio Thoracic Unit -Korle-bu
03.2010 - 04.2010

Clinical Intern

Korle Bu Polyclinic
01.2010 - 01.2010

Clinical Intern

Accident And Emergency Centre -Korle -BU
11.2009 - 12.2009

Bachelor of Science Degree - Midwifery

UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES

Diploma of Higher Education - MIDWIFERY

KORLE BU NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAINING SCHOOL
SHARON ANSAH