The Primary Health Centre (PHC) Oke-Gada in Ede, Osun State, has performed its first emergency Caesarean Section, giving the facility a new capacity to handle serious childbirth cases.
The procedure was carried out by Dr. Ashafa Musa and his medical team, who successfully delivered a 3.5-kilogramme baby and ensured the safety of the mother and newborn.
The Executive Secretary of the Osun State Primary Health Care Development Board (OSPHCB), Dr. Shina Igbalaye, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Saturday in Osogbo and made available to newsmen by the Board’s spokesperson, Mr. Ope Bello.
Igbalaye had visited the health centre on Friday, where he said the mother had received antenatal care at the facility throughout her pregnancy.
Emergency surgery saves mother and baby
The woman had initially been expected to deliver through the normal vaginal route. Her condition, however, later required emergency surgical intervention.
The medical team led by Dr. Musa carried out the Caesarean Section successfully, with both the mother and her newborn reported to be safe.
Igbalaye praised the medical team for what he described as professionalism and dedication in handling the emergency.
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He said the successful operation showed that primary healthcare facilities in Osun were becoming capable of providing critical and life-saving medical services.
The development also has a direct financial significance for the family involved.
The baby’s father, Mr. Adeniyi Kehinde, said the operation could have cost the family hundreds of thousands of naira at a private hospital.
Instead, his wife received the emergency intervention free of charge at the PHC.
Kehinde thanked the medical team for their diligence, commitment and professionalism during the delivery.
He also commended the Osun State Government for its investment in healthcare and the upgrading of primary healthcare facilities across the state.
He said the free service had helped his family avoid a major medical expense and could bring quality and affordable healthcare closer to residents.
Kehinde said the development would be particularly useful to people who may not have enough money to pay for specialised services at private hospitals.
State cites PHC investment
Igbalaye credited Governor Ademola Adeleke‘s administration with investment in the state’s health sector, including the recent recruitment of healthcare workers.
He also cited the ongoing upgrading, rehabilitation and strengthening of primary healthcare centres across Osun State.
Igbalaye said the emergency Caesarean Section at Oke-Gada PHC was evidence that such investment was producing practical results for residents.
The procedure is significant because the facility had previously provided antenatal care to the patient throughout her pregnancy before handling the emergency that required surgery.
The case also places maternal healthcare at the heart of the development, with a pregnant woman receiving emergency treatment at the same primary healthcare facility where she had attended antenatal care.
Igbalaye said the OSPHCB would continue working to provide quality healthcare services across the state.
He said pregnant women, mothers and children should have access to affordable, effective and timely healthcare within their communities.
The delivery showed the value of having critical medical services close to residents.
He said the service could help reduce the financial burden faced by families that might otherwise have to seek specialised care at private hospitals.
The Oke-Gada procedure was described by the OSPHCB as the first emergency Caesarean Section performed in the history of primary healthcare delivery in Osun State.
The successful delivery of the baby also demonstrated that the facility could provide emergency surgical care when circumstances during childbirth changed.
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