Risikatu Bello
Koforidua ,Ghana
Summary
Detail-oriented Registered Midwife with 3 years of experience working with patients of varying need and personal requests. Thoughtful facilitator of comprehensively arranged births in hospital settings. Gynecological health expert, providing consultations, care and support for all patients. Providing prenatal and postpartum care to all patients.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Midwife
Ghana Health Service
Ghana
04.2021 - Current
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing personalized and compassionate care throughout the prenatal, labor, and postpartum periods.
- Reduced complications during childbirth by closely monitoring patients and collaborating with healthcare professionals for timely interventions.
- Improved patient health outcomes by conducting comprehensive assessments, identifying risk factors, and developing individualized care plans.
- Supported birthing partners in their roles by providing education on pregnancy, labor, and newborn care.
- Promoted successful breastfeeding experiences through early initiation, proper latch techniques, and ongoing support.
- Ensured safety of mother and baby during labor by continuously assessing fetal heart rates and maternal vital signs.
- Contributed to the reduction of maternal mortality rates by identifying high-risk pregnancies early and referring them for specialist intervention when necessary.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient encounters, medical histories, assessments, interventions, and outcomes to ensure continuity of care.
- Educated new parents on infant care essentials like diapering, swaddling, bathing techniques leading to increased confidence in parenting skills.
- Developed strong rapport with patients through active listening skills that facilitated open communication about concerns or anxieties related to pregnancy or childbirth experience.
- Created a comfortable and supportive environment for laboring women, utilizing relaxation techniques such as massage, aromatherapy, and hydrotherapy to help manage pain.
- Facilitated antenatal classes covering topics such as stages of labor progression; pain relief options; breathing patterns; pushing techniques resulting in better prepared expectant parents for childbirth.
- Served as a mentor for student midwives by sharing clinical expertise, providing constructive feedback, and modeling excellence in the practice of midwifery.
- Assisted mothers with breastfeeding, self-care and postpartum healthcare.
- Performed prenatal and postnatal examinations.
- Gave emotional support to expecting mothers by answering questions and alleviating concerns.
- Offered primary care to expecting mothers and newborn infants.
- Provided healthcare information and educational resources to new parents.
- Handled labor and delivery for moms choosing alternative birth methods.
- Performed neonatal assessments by checking baby's vital signs and performing physical exams to determine overall health at birth.
- Educated mothers and families on pregnancy-related topics to inform and prepare for pregnancy, childbirth and newborn care.
- Watched vital signs, checked for comfort levels and monitored emotional states of mothers before, during, and after labor.
- Kept accurate medical records by documenting patient prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
- Promoted benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on proper positioning, latching and breast care.
Education
Diploma In Midwifery - Midwifery
Presbyterian Nursing And Midwifery Training Colleg
Agogo, Asante Akyem. Ashanti Region. Ghana09.2018
Skills
- Labor Support
- Infant Resuscitation
- Newborn Care
- Effective Communication
- Medical Documentation
- Empathy and Compassion
- Hypertensive Disorders Management
- Postpartum Care
- Breastfeeding Support
- Maternal Health
- Birth Planning
- Decision Making
- Fetal Monitoring
- Clinical Assessment
- Patient Advocacy
- Antenatal Care
- Intrapartum Care
- Infection Control
- Prenatal Education
- Emergency Management
Timeline
Registered Midwife
Ghana Health Service
04.2021 - Current
Diploma In Midwifery - Midwifery
Presbyterian Nursing And Midwifery Training Colleg