Literacy for health workers / - has her baby

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Developed by the Institute for Aboriginal Development Health Worker Literacy Programme.

Based on the workbook "Ante Natal Care"

Edited by

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Institute for Aboriginal Development.

Sue Shore

Institute for Aboriginal Development Northern Territory Department of Health.

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This book is about someone in your community who is having a baby.

Choose a person who has just become pregnant.

Keep a diary of what happens.

This book will take a long time to finish. How long?

Yes~ that's right. About 9 months.

It takes about 9 months for the baby to grow and be born.

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Information about the mother.

First name Surname Skin name

Husband's name Community

Date of birth

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Things to ask on the first visit.

Name~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Age

History 1. Has the woman had any babies before?

2. How many?

Yes No

3. Did she have any troubles having a baby bef9re?

0Yes LJNo

4. If she had trouble before - Was a baby born dead?

nves

0No

- Did she have any bleeding during pregnancy?

0Yes

LJ

^No

- Did she have any high blood ·pressure?

0Yes 0No

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Things to do on the first visit.

1. Take her blood and send it for testing.

Has she got strong blood?

2. How much does she weigh?

3. Test her urine

Protein Sugar

4. Take her blood pressure

Is it

5. Take her pulse

§

^Normal^HighLow

_ _ _ kg

B

^Yes^No

a

^Yes^No

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If she had trouble before

- Were her legs swollen?

EJ

^Yes^No

- Did she have any trouble with her urine?

EJ

^Yes^No

- Did she have an operation to have the baby?

EJ

^Yes^No

- Was it too long being born?

EJ

^Yes^No

Were there any other troubles?

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Ask the woman to lie down.

Put your hands on her abdomen and find out how long the baby has been growing.

D

^{3 months}

D

^{4 months}

D

^{5 months}

D

^{6 months}

D

^{7 months}

D

^{8 months}

D

8\ months

D

almost 9 months

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If you feel she is 8 months pregnant or more~ feel where the baby's head is:

Is he lying head down?

n

^Yes

D

^No

- Does the woman feel well?

n

^Yes

D

^No

If not~ does the woman have any other sicknesses?

n

^Yes

D

^No

If she does~ tell the Sister or Doctor.

- Is the woman eating well?

D

^Yes

D

^No

Give the mother baby tablets:

- Calcium Iron - Vitamins and tell her how to take the tablets.

Re-assure her.

Ask her to come badk in~~~~-weeks.

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Things to ask on the second visit.

Ask the woman how she feels.

Has she any troubles to tell you?

Weigh tler Urine test

_ _ _ _ kg Protein Sugar Blood pressure

Yes Nu Yes No

Check the woman's legs for swelling

D

^Yes

lJ

^No

How many months pregnant is she?~~~~~~~~~~~

If 8 monthsJ where is the head?

Is everything ·alright?

If notJ tell Sister or Doctor.

D

^Up

LJ

^Down

El

^Yes^No

What would you

Ask her to come back in~~~- weeks.

tell them?

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Things to ask on the third visit.

Has she any troubles to tell you? - - - - Weigh her _____ kg

Urine test

Protein Sugar Blood pressure

Yes No Yes No Check the woman's legs for swelling

EJ

^Yes^No

How many months pregnant is she?~~-~~~-~~

If 8 months~ where is the head? [ ] Up

LJ

^Down

Is everything alright?

EJ

^Yes

No

If not~ tell Sister or Doctor. What would you tell them?

Ask her to come back in _{- - - -} weeks.

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Things to ask on the fourth visit.

Weigh her Urine test

_ _ _ _ kg

Protein

· Sugar Blood pressure

Yes No Yes No Check the woman's legs for swelling How many months pregnant is she?

If 8 months~ where is the head?

If not~ tell Sister or Doctor.

D

^Yes

D

^No

D

^Up

D

^Down

D

^Yes

D

^No

What would you

Ask her to come back in ~~~~weeks.

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Things to ask on the fifth visit.

Yes No Yes No

Check th~-woman's legs for swelling

LJ

^Yes

D

^No

How many months pregnant is she?~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If 8 monthsJ where is the head?

B

^~~wn

D

^Yes

D

^No

If notJ tell Sister or Doctor. What would you tell them?~~~~--~-~~

Ask her to come back in _ _ _ _ weeks.

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Things to ask on the sixth visit.

_ _ _ kg Protein Sugar Blood pressure

Yes No Yes No

Check the woman's legs for swelling

D

^Yes

lJ

^No

How many months pregnant is she?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

D

^Up

LJ

^Down

D

^Yes

D

^No

What would you

Ask her to come back in _ _ _ weeks.

tell them? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Things to ask on the seventh visit.

_ _ _ kg Protein Sugar Blood pressure

Yes

No

Yes

No

Check the woman's legs for swelling How many months pregnant is she?

D

^Yes

LJ

^No

D

^Up

LJ

^Down

D

^Yes

D

^No

What would you

Ask her to come back in _ _ _ weeks.

tell them?

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Things to ask on the eighth visit.

Yes No Yes No

Check the woman's legs for swelling.

How many months pregnant is she?

EJ

^Yes^No

If 8 monthsJ where is the head? [ ] UP

LJ

^Down

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^Yes

D

^No

If notJ tell Sister or Doctor. What would you tell them?~~~~~-~~~-

Ask her to come back in ____ weeks.

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Well~ baby should be nearly ready to come.

We've written a lot about the mother.

Let's write about the Health Worker now.

Is it hard for you to do these ante-natal checks?

What do you think is the hardest thing to check?

Do you feel confident about looking after pregnant ladies?

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Why should we make regular checks on ante-natal patients?

When another woman becomes pregnant in- your communitYJ will you be able to look after her?

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