The atmosphere of Ward 2 of the Oba Ademola ll Maternity Hospital became enliven with prayers and songs of praise as Rotary Club of Rockcity donates Gift items to first baby born in Abeokuta on Thursday, 25th of July, 2024 as part of activities to mark their 2nd Charter Day celebrations.
Speaking at the presentation of the gift items to the mother of newly born baby, the President of Rotary Club of Rock City, Rtn. Henry Olasupo Adedokun said
" We were chartered two years ago, precisely on 25th July, 2022. The month of July is also dedicated to Maternal and Child Health by Rotary International. Since our Charter as a Club is 25th July, we decided to donate gift items to a baby born in Abeokuta on this day.
" Interestingly, while planning we mapped out; Oke- llewo PHC , Adigbe PHC , Obada PHC and kugba PHC for the project and have been in contact with the mapped Primary Health Care (PHC) since early hours of the morning. Oba Ademola ll Maternity Hospital was not even on our list because our aim is to make the gift items to a needy mother.
" Our today's experience reinstates the important of prioritising Maternal and Child Health because we earlier got news of a baby delivered in Oba Oko and before we could locate the baby, the baby had died. We later got another at Osiele PHC, we moved there immediately and while offloading our gifts we were told the mother had delivery complications and have been rushed to a higher facility which prevented us access to donate to the baby.
Then we resumed our search and finally got a baby here and happy our all day search was successful and the gift items were presented to the right family in true need.
Also, speaking, the project Chairperson, Rtn. Oke Ibukunoluwa Enitan stated ' This baby here is lucky, because we have gone as far as the outskirts of Abeokuta in search for a July 25th baby. God knows about this baby to be the beneficiary and be recognised as our Irresistible Charter Baby.
Oke Ibukunoluwa while praising God for the divine mercies, said Moriiyanuoluwa should be included in the baby boy's name.
While expressing gratitude to the Club, the mother, Mrs Bisi Lawal could not control her emotions as she thanked the Club for the hand of support given to her and her new baby boy.
The Father of the baby, An Okada Rider, Gbenga Lawal, who also explained what his wife had experienced in relations to birthing, confirmed that his wife has had three child births that ended in an unpalatable stories before the fourth birth, " first baby and second didn't survived, third pregnancy was a miscarriage and as a result of these past trauma, she added going to prayer mountain" it was from the mountain that I was called to come and bring her here and she gave birth around 9::20am in the morning" He added that for the past 3 months his wife has been going to prayer mountain and as a result they have not been able to buy any baby items.
Joining Rtn. Henry Olasupo Adedokun (Irresistible President RC Rock City) for the presentation are; Past President Aremu Monday Babatunde (RC Abeokuta Metro), Rtn. Abiodun Ogundaini (Irresistible President RC Abeokuta Metro), Rtn. Olayemi Ajayi (Irresistible President RC Oke-Mosan Golden), Rtn. Williams Fakiyesi (Irresistible President RC Obantoko) and members of RC Rock City.
In their remarks the Director of Nursing services, DNS A. Adeyemi and Apex Nurse, DNS, Mrs Taiwo Olufunmilola commended the Rotary Club of Rock City for coming to the maternity to present the items. They added that the facility would further appreciate the club coming often to give succour to nursing mothers who are less privileged.
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