Cecilia Ama Ampadu
April 2023
Cecilia
Ama Ampadu
,
Midwife
Nursing and Midwifery, Ghana Health Service
Accra
Ghana
Her visionary idea of the Sitting and Squatting Delivery Chairs has revolutionized the delivery process, providing mothers with the comfort and flexibility they deserve while ensuring the safe and effective delivery of their newborns.
Ms. Cecilia Ama Ampadu, a Retired Principal Midwifery Officer from the Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service, is a beacon of inspiration and heroism in the field of maternal and neonatal health.
Her exceptional contributions have revolutionized childbirth in Ghana and earned her global recognition and numerous awards. Ms. Ampadu's visionary approach to childbirth led to her developing the Sitting and Squatting Delivery Chairs, which have transformed the birthing experience for women in Ghana.
Her innovation has not only empowered women to choose their preferred birthing positions but has also significantly reduced maternal and neonatal complications and mortality. The chairs have been used successfully without complications, morbidity, or mortality in nine regions of Ghana.
Ms. Ampadu's invention has gained international recognition as a best practice in maternal health, with her chairs being adopted as one of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) Good Practices for Maternal Health, certified by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), and certified by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), of Ghana. It has even been recognized with a citation at the 2nd National Nurses and Midwives Leaders and Managers Conference in Ghana. Her innovation won The International Health Technology Challenge in 2019 in Rome-Italy and won The African Union Public Service Innovation Award in 2013.
Madam Ampadu's exceptional efforts have contributed significantly to achieving the overall goal of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in Ghana.
Her visionary idea of the Sitting and Squatting Delivery Chairs has revolutionized the delivery process, providing mothers with the comfort and flexibility they deserve while ensuring the safe and effective delivery of their newborns.
She said that her compassion and commitment to the health and well-being of women and babies' welfare, and her dedication to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity is what truly inspired her innovation.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to maternal and child health, Ms. Cecilia Ampadu received The DAISY Award, and the Health Heroes Award and was inducted into the Oxygen Health African Hall of Fame. Her contributions to the field of maternal health are truly exceptional, and she is a true hero of maternal and child health who truly deserves recognition.
Her exceptional contributions have revolutionized childbirth in Ghana and earned her global recognition and numerous awards. Ms. Ampadu's visionary approach to childbirth led to her developing the Sitting and Squatting Delivery Chairs, which have transformed the birthing experience for women in Ghana.
Her innovation has not only empowered women to choose their preferred birthing positions but has also significantly reduced maternal and neonatal complications and mortality. The chairs have been used successfully without complications, morbidity, or mortality in nine regions of Ghana.
Ms. Ampadu's invention has gained international recognition as a best practice in maternal health, with her chairs being adopted as one of West Africa Health Organization (WAHO) Good Practices for Maternal Health, certified by the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), and certified by the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), of Ghana. It has even been recognized with a citation at the 2nd National Nurses and Midwives Leaders and Managers Conference in Ghana. Her innovation won The International Health Technology Challenge in 2019 in Rome-Italy and won The African Union Public Service Innovation Award in 2013.
Madam Ampadu's exceptional efforts have contributed significantly to achieving the overall goal of reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in Ghana.
Her visionary idea of the Sitting and Squatting Delivery Chairs has revolutionized the delivery process, providing mothers with the comfort and flexibility they deserve while ensuring the safe and effective delivery of their newborns.
She said that her compassion and commitment to the health and well-being of women and babies' welfare, and her dedication to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity is what truly inspired her innovation.
In recognition of her outstanding contributions to maternal and child health, Ms. Cecilia Ampadu received The DAISY Award, and the Health Heroes Award and was inducted into the Oxygen Health African Hall of Fame. Her contributions to the field of maternal health are truly exceptional, and she is a true hero of maternal and child health who truly deserves recognition.