HIV/AIDS/PMTCT

Midwives were trained in HIV/AIDS counseling and are providing voluntary counseling and testing. PMTCT services include counseling of pregnant mothers and their partners. Testing for HIV and offering ARVs to the HIV positive mothers and their babies.

 Antenatal care

Midwifes conduct AINC both in clinics and during community outreaches. The services include education, AN booking, AN risk assessment, intermittent presumptions treatment of malaria with Facidar, HIV counseling and testing, immunizations. These midwives ensure goal oriented AN care is provided

 Deliveries

They conduct clinical and domiciliary deliveries and referrals where necessary.

 Postnatal care

This is a service midwives are promoting, as it under looked by many health providers.

 Community sensitizations and outreaches

These are done to promote the well being of the pregnant women, their husband and children.  Topics include HIV/AIDS, FP, immunization, Birth Plan and many others.

 Immunizations

TT is give to all pregnant mothers who attend ANC and children given from polio BCG, DPT, Measles and vitamin A supplement.

 Prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections

Health education on types of STDs and their spread is done both in clinic and community. Condoms are supplied free to the youth. Syndrome approach to the STDs is done at clinic level.

 Counseling

Midwives do counsel clients according to their needs e.g. FP, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, drug abuse and many others.

 Advocacy

Is widely done to protect their clients from abuse and also demand for their rights, e.g. reproductive health rights.

 Adolescent friendly services

The youth are being attracted by indoors and out door games to the clinics before games. Midwives give session about adolescent health likes life skills, Drug and sexual abuse, prevention of STDs including HIV/AIDS

 Post abortion care

Midwives are equipped with skills to offer comprehensive abortion care and do sensitize community about sex issues including unsafe abortions

  Minor curative services

This include malaria, home accidents, and wounds.

 Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV

Already discussed in ANC HIV/AIDS .

 Improved Child Health Practices (ICHP)

Mid wives do treat malaria, cough and diarrhea in children to ensure child survival.