Gov’t health agencies jointly advocate safe motherhood observance

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By Kia Johanna Lamo

Promoting safe motherhood, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) tied up with the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and the City Health Office (CHO) in strengthening their advocacy on promoting health for mothers and women in society.

Through the “Kapihan sa PIA” session held today, May 11, guest speakers Dra. Teresa S. Wycoco of the CHO and Jeanevil Tombaga of PHO discussed safe motherhood and tackled issues on early pregnancy and methods of family planning.

According to Wycoco, in preparing for motherhood, a woman should be anatomically, psychologically, and emotionally ready. She added that mothers should know how to take care of their health to prevent endangering themselves. The medical expert also added that excessive bleeding, which leads to hemorrhage, is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Palawan.

The session also aimed to enlighten people on the health risks of early pregnancy amongst teenagers. It can be recalled that Palawan has among the highest cases of teenage pregnancy in MIMAROPA.

Towards the end of the activity, the guest speakers have emphasized that addressing the said issues requires taking initial steps at the household or family level.

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