Media personality MzGee has opened up about a near-death experience following the birth of her son, revealing that doctors told her point-blank that her vitals had entered emergency territory.
"They said my vitals were in code," she recalled.
Speaking at the second edition of her Convergence of Mothers initiative, MzGee said she initially resisted treatment after childbirth, even though she required an emergency blood transfusion after her blood levels dropped to critically dangerous levels.
Beyond the physical crisis, MzGee revealed she experienced an emotional distance from her own newborn in the immediate aftermath of birth.
"At that moment, I felt awkward towards my son," she said.
It was only later, in quiet conversations with friends who were also mothers, that she discovered the experience was far more common than anyone had let on.
"Having conversations with a lot of my friends who are mothers, I realised it seems to be a normal place for a lot of people," she said.
According to her, Ghana's public conversation around motherhood has been whitewashed, with no one talking about the emotions that millions of women actually live through.
"They only show the smiles and excitement around having a child. But nobody talks about the mother's life after childbirth," she said.
MzGee said the Convergence of Mothers initiative was born directly out of that gap.
"I felt like I wanted to do something with mothers for mothers. Let's hear stories from mothers. Let's see what yesterday's mothers can tell these daughters.
"Yes, we want to raise our children, but we will not die within our children.
Can we help ourselves? Yes, we can. Do we have the information? It helps to discuss it,” she said.
Watch her address below
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