Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wo ba no ahobammɔ bɛba: Momma yensua nsa ho ade wɔ nyinsɛn mu (Nsã a Wɔde Di Dwuma wɔ Nyinsɛn mu ne Awotwaa mu Nsã Ho Nsɛnnennen) .

Hɛlo! Ɛnnɛ yɛrebɛka asɛmti bi a ɛho hia ɛnanom bebree, na ɛtɔ da bi a ɛde ehu kakra ne nsɛmmisa pii ba. Ɛne sɛ, nsa a wɔnom bere a wɔyem. Ebia na woanya nsɛmmisa te sɛ ‘So ɛnyɛ hwee sɛ wobɛnom kakra bere ne bere mu?’, ‘Menom nsa a minnim, dɛn na meyɛ mprempren?’. Momma yɛnka eyinom nyinaa ho asɛm pefee na ɛnyɛ den.

Dɛn nti na nsa a wɔnom yɛ asiane wɔ nyinsɛn mu?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, sɛ wonom nsa bere a wonyinsɛn a, saa nsa no bɛkɔ wo mogya mu na afa awotwaa no mu akɔ wo ba no mu tẽẽ. Fa no sɛ wo ba no renom biribiara a wobɛnom. Nanso ɔhaw no ne sɛ, bere a wo nipadua tumi di nsa ho dwuma no, wo ba no nipadua a ɛda so ara nyin, titiriw ne mmerɛbo no, ntumi nni ho dwuma koraa. Enti eyi pira akokoaa no paa.

Eyi betumi ama akokoaa no anya tebea horow a wɔfrɛ no Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) . Eyi nyɛ tebea biako, na mmom tebea horow kuw bi a ɛka bom wɔ gyinabea ahorow. Eyinom mu nea emu yɛ den sen biara ne Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) . Nnipa pii susuw sɛ ‘nsã kakra a wɔbɛnom no nyɛ hwee’. Nanso nokwasɛm ne sɛ, nsa dodow biara nni hɔ a ‘ahobammɔ wom’ wɔ nyinsɛn mu. Sɛ wɔnom nsa kakra mpo a, ebetumi de akokoaa no ato asiane mu.

Asiane bɛn na ebetumi aba akokoaa no so?

Afei ma yɛnhwɛ nkɛntɛnso a saa nsa yi betumi anya wɔ akokoaa no so. Eyi yɛ aniberesɛm kɛse ankasa sen sɛnea wususuw.

• Nipadua mu haw ahorow: Nsakrae a ɛba akokoaa no anim nsɛso mu (sɛ nhwɛso no, anofafa a ɛwɔ soro a ɛhwe ase, baabi a ɛda aniwa ntam no yɛ teateaa), koma mu haw, asaabo mu haw, aniwa ne aso a ontumi nhu, ne nnompe ne nkwaa ho haw betumi aba. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, ebia akokoaa no nyin nso so tew, a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ebia wɔbɛwo akokoaa no a ne mu duru sua wɔ awo mu.
• Nkɛntɛnso a enya wɔ amemene ne ntini ahorow so: Eyi ne nea asiane wom sen biara. Nsã betumi asɛe akokoaa no amemene a ɛrenyin no. Eyi betumi ama obi anya adwene mu dɛmdi, adesua mu dɛmdi, nkae ho haw, ne adwene a ɛnteɛ.
• Suban ne asetra mu haw ahorow: Ebia mmofra binom bɛda wɔn ho adi sɛ wɔyɛ nneɛma a ɛtra so, wontumi nni wɔn nkate so yiye, na wonni asetra mu nimdeɛ a enye. Ebia ɔhaw ahorow yi bɛkɔ so akosi mpanyin afe so.
• Asiane afoforo: Nea ɛka ho no, nsa a wɔnom bere a wɔyem no ma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi betu nyinsɛn, awo a wawu, ne Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) wɔ akokoaa no awo akyi no yɛ kɛse.

Bra bɛdwene ho, yɛn mu biara rempɛ sɛ biribi a ɛte sɛɛ bɛto abofra ketewa a yɛretwɛn no no, ɛnte saa? Ɛno nti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛdwene eyi ho kɛse no.

So ɛnyɛ hwee sɛ wobɛnom nsa kakra bere ne bere mu?

Eyi yɛ asɛm a nnipa pii bisa. ‘Minnom nsa pii, so ɛnyɛ hwee sɛ mɛnom bobesa anaa beer ketewaa bi bere ne bere mu?’ Nokwarem no, eyi yɛ ade a asiane wom kɛse sɛ wobɛyɛ.

Susuw ho hwɛ, ɛmfa ho sɛnea nsa dodow a wonom no sua no, ɛnyɛ den sɛ ɛbɛfa awotwaa no mu akɔ wo ba no nkyɛn. Ɔhaw no ne sɛ, bere a wo nipadua no betumi abubu na ayi saa nsa yi afi hɔ no, wo ba no nipadua ketewaa no, titiriw ne mmerɛbo no ntumi nyɛ saa. Enti nsa no tra wo ba no nipadua mu kyɛ sen sɛnea ɛte wɔ wo de mu. Saa bere yi mu no, nsa no betumi asɛe wo ba no amemene a ɛrenyin ne akwaa afoforo.

Nsã a wɔnom boro so ne bere a wonom nsa bɛboro anan bere koro mu. Eyi yɛ asiane kɛse wɔ nyinsɛn mu. Nanso, ɛno nkyerɛ sɛ dodow a ɛba fam anaa nea ɛkɔ fam no yɛ nea asiane biara nni ho. Dabi, enni hɔ. ‘Anohyeto a ahobammɔ wom’ biara nni nsa a wɔnom bere a wɔyem no ho. Enti ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wubegyae asanom koraa.

"Nsã biara nni hɔ a 'ahobammɔ wom' wɔ nyinsɛn mu. Nsã kakraa bi mpo betumi apira wo ba."

Na sɛ menom nsa ansa na mahu sɛ manyinsɛn nso ɛ?

Eyi yɛ biribi a ɛnanom pii hyia. Ebia na adapɛn kakraa bi atwam fi bere a wuhui sɛ woanyinsɛn. Ebia wonom nsa kakra wɔ saa bere no mu a wunnim. Mma ɛnhaw wo pii wɔ ho. Nokwarem no, sɛ wonom nsa kakra pɛnkoro anaa mprenu ansa na worehu sɛ woanyinsɛn a, ɛnhaw wo ho pii. Mpɛn pii no, ebia ɛrennya nkɛntɛnso kɛse.

Nanso, ade a ɛho hia sen biara ne sɛ worennom nsa foforo fi bere a wuhu sɛ woanyinsɛn kosi wo nyinsɛn no awiei. Ɛno ne ade a eye sen biara a wubetumi ayɛ ama wo ho ne wo ba no.

Sɛ wowɔ adwenem naayɛ anaa dadwen bi wɔ eyi ho a, hwɛ hu sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa. Obetumi de afotu a wuhia ama wo.

Na sɛ mewɔ ɔhaw bi wɔ nsa ho nso ɛ?

Okay, afei momma yɛnka biribi a ɛyɛ nkate kakra ho asɛm. Ebia wowɔ ɔhaw bi wɔ wo nsanom ho. Ɛne sɛ, ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wubedi wo nsanom so, anaasɛ wonom nsa pii sen sɛnea wususuw sɛ wonom. Anaasɛ, wususuw sɛ, ‘Ebia mewɔ asanom ho haw.’

Wɔ tebea a ɛte saa mu no, yɛsrɛ wo, nfɛre anaasɛ nsuro sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa afa eyi ho. Eyi ho hia paa. Sɛ oduruyɛfo no nim nsa dodow a wonom wɔ nyinsɛn mu ne bere a wonom no ho nsɛm a, obetumi anya nkɛntɛnso a ebetumi anya wɔ akokoaa no so no ho adwene a ɛyɛ den na wayɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛho hia.

Afei nso, wo duruyɛfo betumi aboa wo ma woagyae asanom. Kae sɛ woreyɛ eyi ama wo ho ne akokoaa a ne ho nni asɛm a ɔwɔ w’awotwaa mu no nso. Mmoa a wobɛsrɛ no nyɛ mmerɛwyɛ ho sɛnkyerɛnne, ɛyɛ ahoɔden ho sɛnkyerɛnne.

Baabi a yebetumi anya mmoa

Nsã a wobegyae no betumi ayɛ den ama nnipa binom. Nanso ɛnyɛ wo nko ara. Akwan ne mmeae bi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi afa so anya mmoa.

• Wo duruyɛfo: Onipa a odi kan a ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne no kasa ne w’abusua oduruyɛfo anaa awo/mmea ho oduruyɛfo. Wobetumi ama wo akwankyerɛ a wuhia, na ebia wɔde wo bɛkɔ afotu adwumayɛbea a ɛfata mpo.
• Afotu ne mmoa akuw: Afotufo atitiriw bi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi aboa wo ma woagyae asanom na woadi adwene mu haw ahorow a ɛbata ho no ho dwuma. Wubetumi nso anya awerɛkyekye ne nkuranhyɛ kɛse denam mmoa akuw a nnipa a wɔrehyia ɔhaw koro no ara hyiam so.
• Ɔman no mu ahyehyɛde ahorow: Aman bi wɔ ɔman no mu ahyehyɛde ahorow a ɛhwɛ nsa ne nnubɔne ano a wosiw ano. (Sɛ nhwɛso no, ahyehyɛde ahorow te sɛ National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) wɔ United States.) Wubetumi nso abisa wo duruyɛfo no mmeae a wɔde nsɛm ne nnwuma a ɛfa eyi ho ma wɔ Sri Lanka ho.

Ade a ɛho hia paa ne sɛ, ntwɛn nkyɛ pii nsrɛ mmoa. Fa saa anammɔn no na ama wo ne wo ba no anya daakye a ɛyɛ papa.

Nneɛma bɛn na ɛho hia paa a yɛpɛ sɛ yɛde kɔ fie fi saa asɛm yi mu?

Okay, enti, efi biribiara a yɛaka ho asɛm mu no, nneɛma bi a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛma ɛtra yɛn adwenem ni:

• Nsã dodow biara nni hɔ a ‘ahobammɔ wom’ wɔ nyinsɛn mu. Kakraa mpo betumi apira akokoaa no.
• Efi bere a wubehu sɛ woanyinsɛn no, ade a eye sen biara na ahobammɔ wom a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wubegyae nsanom koraa.
• Nsã betumi de akwahosan ho haw ahorow a emu yɛ den aba akokoaa no nkwa nna nyinaa mu, te sɛ Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) .
• Sɛ mpo na wonom nsa ansa na worehu sɛ woanyinsɛn a, mma ɛnhaw wo ho pii, na gyae koraa mprempren.
• Sɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wubedi nsa a wonom so a, nfɛre na hwehwɛ mmoa fi oduruyɛfo anaa ɔfotufo a ɔfata hɔ. Ɛbɛyɛ mmoa kɛse ama wo ne wo ba no.

Wo ba no daakye a ɛyɛ papa no wɔ wo nsam. Sɛ wuhu sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wo nkutoo wobɛfa saa akwantu yi mu a, ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wobɛsrɛ mmoa. Akokoaa a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden a ofi ɛna a ɔwɔ apɔwmuden hɔ!

` Nyinsɛn, nsa, akokoaa, FASD, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, nsa bere a nyinsɛn, abofra akwahosan