We’ve heard time and again over the past few months that music is central to Ghanaian culture and could be effective in its application to encouraging health seeking behavior in pregnant parents. To this end we have engaged a singing group in the Upper East Region to perform some songs related to pregnancy in the 2 major local languages, Nankam and Kasim. These songs will be featured in the audio messages made available to parents through phones as part of the “pregnant parents application”. For your interest, a translation of the songs is below, you can listen to a snippet on you tube, and there’s a photo of the singing group attached.
NANKAM
First Song: Antenatal Care
If a woman is pregnant and agrees to go for antenatal clinics and takes all the necessary injections, on the day of her delivery she will deliver safely and a healthy baby as well. This will make her husband happy. This is an advice to all pregnant women and potential mothers.
Second Song: Exclusive Breastfeeding
When you give birth don’t give water to the baby, the doctor said it. When you give birth don’t give water to the baby, the nurse said it. One breast is food for the baby. One breast is water for the baby. Giving the baby good health until six months.
KASIM
First Song: Antenatal Care
If a woman is pregnant, she should attend ante natal clinics for it has great benefits. If you do this on your day of delivery you will give birth to a healthy child and safely.
Second Song: Care Seeking Behavior
The health workers are here for us (the CHOs, community health volunteers and all health workers) to help us and our new born babies. All men should wake up and help us help us achieve this so we can get more help. Men should help their wives go for antenatal care and take their children for child welfare clinics.
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