Sarah Mensah, a Senior midwife, is courageous, bold, an advocate, and a human-centered person with a passion for seeing everyone who comes into contact with her happy and cared for therapeutically and promptly. She single-handedly identified a problem of low attendance to the Antenatal unit. She then went ahead to advocate and implemented changes at the unit which saw an increase in antenatal attendance and also led to most pregnant women expressing relief and delight for attending the Maternal Unit of the hospital.

The daily work of Sarah is woven with the threads of labour pains, near-death experiences, whispered prayers, and the cries of newborns. Within the walls of this unit is a case of overcrowding of women needing antenatal and postnatal care. One thing that gnawed at the soul and joy of most women attending antenatal clinics was the interminable waiting time at the laboratory and pharmacy units of the hospital. Sarah observed that this was gradually becoming a disincentive for most pregnant women who stopped antenatal attendance. This was because most pregnant had to join long queues with other care users of the facility.

Midwife Sarah raised the issues about pregnant women being not just any type of patients, but people who are essentially life bearers for whom every minute counts. The medical superintendent asked what could be done to address the situation. Midwife Sarah suggested that a mini laboratory and pharmacy be created in the Antenatal area specifically for pregnant women and mothers, with a dedicated consulting room to help reduce the waiting time for pregnant women.

Sarah was given the task to begin the organization of an area for the purpose, and she began an activity that combined rhythms of empathy, urgency, and compassion until she set the place up. Some few days later, pregnant women and mothers shared their stories---their joys and a strong desire to attend constant ANC. The news of the change spread fast within the community, and this saw an increase in ANC attendance. From then on, patients and Midwives checked their time or watches less often, doctors listened more intently, and the waiting time was transformed from one of frustration to a quick service of great delight for most pregnant women and mothers. For Sarah, patients shouldn’t be made to spend too much time waiting just to access healthcare where we could help to do something about it. Midwife Sarah is one of the most confident, kind, caring, and compassionate Midwives I have ever worked with, and I appreciate her advocacy roles.