Expectant mothers have been advised to desist from practices and behaviours that affect the physical and mental well-being of the unborn child.
The head teacher of the Twin-City Special School in Sekondi, Mrs Elizabeth Amewowor, who gave the advice, said there were many factors that caused mental retardation among children, adding that a number of them could be avoided, if expectant mothers seriously took the doctor’s advice concerning their antenatal and postnatal sessions.
She said apart from the serious effect of illegal abortion, exposure of pregnant women to second-hand smoking, alcoholism and radiation were all causes of mental retardation in children.
At a presentation ceremony made by National Service persons serving with the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) in Takoradi, Mrs Amewowor told the personnel to avoid illegal abortion, which usually resulted in disastrous consequences.
She said there had been an increasing number of parents who wanted admission for their children at the school, which currently has a population of 115, but not all of them could secure admission because of inadequate infratructural facilities.
Mrs Amewowor called on NGOs, corporate bodies and public-spirited members of society to come to the aid of the school for it to serve vulnerable and less privileged children.
For his part, the president of the GPHA National Service Personnel Association, Mr E. Kofi Parke, said the donation was part of an annual support by students from various schools who served with the port in Takoradi.
He said there was nothing more in fulfilment of the service of God than extending a helping hand to the needy.
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