John Yaw Obeng
I started my PhD in Public health at University of Salford in January 2017, looking at the perceptions, views and experiences of health professionals and recently delivered women about safe maternity care in Ghana. It has been an amazing year of my life. I experienced a huge shift in my sense of identity and in my career, having previously worked for 5 years as health service personnel in Ghana.
The study intends to empower the voice of health professionals and women by offering the opportunity for them to air their views and opinions regarding access to safe maternity care and the issue of maternal mortality. This will include sharing their suggestions for potential solutions and preventive measures in Southern part of Ghana. The focus of this research emerges from the gaps identified from literature related to maternal mortality in Ghana. A review of the literature on maternal mortality and maternity care services in Ghana revealed several factors contributing to the high maternal death in Ghana.