One of Ghana’s Pilgrims who took part in this year’s hajj pilgrimage which came to an end yesterday Wednesday September 14, Hajia Hasiyatu Rufai has successfully given birth to a bouncing baby boy this afternoon in Makkah.
According to Dr.Osman who is one of the deputies to the head of Ghana Medical Team, Dr.Abdul Samad Suleman,both the mother and the new baby are doing well without any complications.
Dr.Osman went further to explained that he personally advised Hajia Hasiyatu at the Hajj Village in Accra who was then pregnant to suspend her trip to Hajj this year due to the uncertainties and complications,but she pleaded with him to allowed her to participate because her Doctor assured her of late delivery somewhere in October when by the time, Ghana would have finished with all return flights and every single Pilgrim would have being in Ghana.
According to Dr.Osuman,the delivery was smooth without any complications and because of that she and the baby were discharged few hours after delivery.He was grateful to Allah for the safe delivery but would never encourage any pregant woman from Ghana to embark on Hajj pilgrimage regardless.Dr.Osuman posited.
Hajia Hasiyatu Rufai who hails from Kotokuraba-TUC in Cape Coast has since been brought back to her hotel in Makkah.The over elated mother of 5 gave thanks to Allah but still couldn’t believe the energy she had to have fully participated in the Hajj rituals especially in Arafah and Muzdalifah.
According to Dr.Osman,the Medical Team is working around the clock to help secure a special place the mother and the baby so as to be able to offer routine check on them.
The Chairman of Pilgrims Affairs Office of Ghana(PAOG)Hon.Alahji Abdul Rauf Tanko Ibrahim congratulated Hajia Hasiyatu and her family for the safe delivery and assured them of his office readiness to offer them proper medical support till they are fly back to Ghana latest by next week.
Last year a Ghanaian Pilgrim from Kumasi also delivered a baby by this very moment after Hajj rituals.Delivering of babies during Hajj Pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia is normal among all participating countries.
Ghanaian Pilgrims are expected to start flying back to Ghana September 22 -October 3 respectively baring any unforeseeable circumstances.
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