GRACE DADZIE
SEKONDI
Summary
Registered Midwife with over 3 years of experience in midwifery. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving patient satisfaction. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving patient satisfaction. Compassionate Midwife with birthing experience. Expert in providing thorough healthcare to mothers and babies including prenatal and postpartum care. Thoughtful Midwife with distinguished knowledge of providing health care for birthing and new mothers. Skilled in closely monitoring vital signs and dedicated to both safety and happiness of patients. Closely monitors health while maintaining stringent focus on patient comfort and safety.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Midwife
Ghana Health Service-Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital
05.2019 - Current
- Met with mothers to design individualized birth plans in terms of health concerns, birthing desires and potential problems
- Monitored vital signs, checked for comfort levels and intervened appropriately
- Participated in advanced practice training and worked alongside physicians
- Performed prenatal and postnatal examinations
- Handled labor and delivery for moms choosing alternative birth methods
- Diagnosed and treated patients with high-risk complications
- Provided healthcare information and educational resources to new parents
- Assisted mothers with breastfeeding, self-care and postpartum healthcare
- Gave emotional support to expecting mothers by answering questions and alleviating concerns
- Offered primary care to expecting mothers and newborn infants
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labour and fetal distress
- Dressed central and arterial intravenous insertion sites aseptically
- Performed urethral catheter care
- Cared for patients on a ventilator, including suctioning the endotracheal tube
- Maintained accurate and detailed records of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes
- Managed patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute heart failure
- Assisted with the insertion of arterial and central lines.
Midwife
Ghana Health Service-Ajumako District Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Participated in over 30 successful births
- Promoted benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on proper positioning, latching and breast care
- Directed parents and newborns to physicians without causing parent alarm based on problematic test results and health conditions of babies and mothers
- Checked general and mental health and overall comfort of mothers in prenatal appointments
- Informed families on potential risks and overall benefits of alternative birth delivery
- Coached women through final stage of labor and delivered over 30 newborns in family-oriented settings
- Monitored fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurement and estimating fetal size and weight.
Education
Diploma In Midwifery -
Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology
Certificate Crash Course - Intensive Care Training
University Of Ghana Medical Centre
11.2021
Diploma In Midwifery, Nursing And Midwifery Training College -
Cape Coast-Ghana
08.2016
Skills
- Computer Literate
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Teambuilding
- Planning and Coordination
- Training and Development
- Problem-Solving
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Multitasking Abilities
- Decision-Making
- Nutrition counseling
- Prenatal care
Certification
Registered Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ghana
Timeline
Midwife
Ghana Health Service-Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital
05.2019 - Current
Midwife
Ghana Health Service-Ajumako District Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
Diploma In Midwifery -
Kwame Nkrumah University Of Science And Technology
Certificate Crash Course - Intensive Care Training
University Of Ghana Medical Centre
Diploma In Midwifery, Nursing And Midwifery Training College -
Cape Coast-Ghana
Registered Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ghana
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