scholarly journals Roles of Midwives and Indonesian Midwives Association in Reducing Risk Factors for Stunting in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (G) ◽  
pp. 8-13
Author(s):  
Sumiaty Sumiaty ◽  
Muhammad Nur Ali ◽  
Hasan Muhamad ◽  
Fahmi Hafid
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Breastfeeding Counseling ◽  
Postpartum Mothers ◽  
And Child Health

Background: Stunting is caused by multi-dimensional factors and the most decisive intervention should be carried out in the first 1,000 days of life. Poor parenting practices, lack of knowledge about health and nutrition before and during pregnancy are some of the contributing factors and 60% of children aged 0-6 months do not receive exclusive breastfeeding. Aim: To assess the role of midwives and the Indonesian Midwives Association Professional Organization in reducing the risk of stunting in Indonesia.   Method: This type of descriptive research uses an exploratory study approach by assessing the role of midwives and the professional organization of the Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI) in reducing the risk of stunting in Central Sulawesi. The data of 288 midwives were collected using google form from 22 July 2020 to 22 August 2020. Data were analyzed by SPSS. Result: In general, midwives have provided maternal and child health books to pregnant women, recorded complete maternal and child health records, conducted antenatal care for pregnant women, provided nutritional food counseling for pregnant women, gave Fe 90 tablets to pregnant women, provided calcium tablets to pregnant women, conducting classes for pregnant women, delaying umbilical cord cutting (>30 minutes), providing vitamin A to postpartum mothers, conducting exclusive breastfeeding counseling, providing family planning services, providing IYCF counseling. However, for the activities of Implementing a special stunting prevention program, implementing postnatal care and initiating early breastfeeding still need improvement. Conclusion: The role of midwives in efforts to prevent stunting in Indonesia with midwives have provided maternal and child health books to pregnant women. Delaying umbilical cord cutting to 30 minutes, giving vitamin A to postpartum mothers, breastfeeding counseling, providing family planning services, providing IYCF counseling

scholarly journals The effect of maternal and child health and family planning services on mortality: is prevention enough?

BMJ ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 301 (6743) ◽  
pp. 103-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Fauveau ◽  
B Wojtyniak ◽  
J Chakraborty ◽  
A M Sarder ◽  
A Briend
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
And Child Health

The Role of Health Survey Research in Maternal and Child Health/Family Planning Programmes: Danfa Project, Ghana

1975 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 173-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. BELCHER ◽  
A. K. NEUMANN ◽  
F. K. WURAPA ◽  
D. D. NICHOLAS ◽  
S. OFOSU-AMAAH
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Health Survey ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
And Child Health

scholarly journals Quality of Family Planning Services in Maternal and Child Health Care Centers in Damanhour City

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Samiha Hamdi Sayed ◽  
Wafaa Taha Ibrahim Elgzar ◽  
Heba Abdel-Fatah Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Care Level ◽  
And Child Health ◽  
Child Health Centers

Background: Quality of family planning services is an ever-increasing worldwide issue which is basically deserted in the developing nations. Provision of high quality family planning services that satisfy clients’ needs can ensure continued services utilization and increase contraceptive prevalence rate, lowered fertility rate, and improved women and children’s health.Aim: this study intended to assess the quality of family planning services in maternal and child health care centers in Damanhour city.Design: this was a descriptive study that utilized Dounabedian model to assess quality of family planning services structure and process and clients’ satisfaction was used as an outcome indicator.Setting: the three available maternal and child health centers in Damanhour city.Participants: all health care providers and a convenience sample of 300 non pregnant women who utilized the family planning clinics at the selected maternal and child health centers.Tools of data collection: three tools were utilized; basic data structured interview schedule for clients and health care providers, structural quality is assessed through facility audit while the process of family planning services provision was measured by using an observational checklist. After the observation of the family planning care process, an exit interview was done with the clients to measure their satisfaction with the provided family planning services.Results: The study findings revealed that none of the studied family planning clinics had high total quality of care level (structure & process) where 66.7% of them had low level of the total quality of care. However, 74.3% of the studied family planning clients were moderately satisfied with the total quality of care level (structure & process) in the studied maternal and child health centers. Finally, a significant positive correlation was confirmed between the overall family planning clients’ satisfaction level and the total quality of family planning care level; total structure and total process quality of family planning services delivery.Conclusion and recommendations: it can be concluded that family planning services in maternal and child health centers at Damanhur had low total quality of care level with moderate clients’ satisfaction. This shed the light on the urgent need for numerous quality enhancement measures to promote all quality elements in the studied maternal and child health centers. In addition to, emphasizing clients' satisfaction as a high priority output of care.

scholarly journals Effect of Integrating Maternal and Child Health Services, Nutrition and Family Planning Services on Postpartum Family Planning Uptake at 6 Months Post-partum in Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Niger: Protocol of a Longitudinal Quasi-experimental Study

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
DENISE KPEBO ◽  
Abou Coulibaly ◽  
Maurice Yameogo ◽  
Sujata Bijou ◽  
Lazoumar Ramatoulaye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Family Planning Services ◽  
Services Integration ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Child Health

Abstract Background : Although several interventions integrating maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition with family planning have been implemented and tested, there is still limited evidence on their effectiveness to guide program efforts and policy action,on health services integration. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a service delivery model integrating maternal and child health services, nutrition and family planning services, compared with the general standard of care in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Niger. Methods: This is a quasi experimental study with one intervention group and one control group of 3-4 health facilities in each country. Each facility was matched to a control facility of the same level of care and that had similar coverage on selected reproductive health indicators such as family planning and post-partum family planning. The study participants are pregnant women (with a 6 months pregnancy at maximum) coming for their first antenatal care visit. They will be followed up to 6 months after childbirth, and will be interviewed at each antenatal visit and also during visits for infant vaccines.The analyzes will be carried out by intention to treat, using generalized linear models (binomial log or log Poisson) to assess the effect of the intervention on the ratio of contraceptive use prevalence between the two groups of the study at a significance level of 5%, while taking into account the cluster effect and adjusting for potential confounding factors (socio-demographic characteristics of women, unevenly distributed at inclusion). Discussion :This longitudinal study, with the provision of family planning services integrated into the whole maternal care continuum, a sufficiently long observation time and repeated measurements, will make it possible to better appreciate the timeline and the factors influencing women's decision-making on the use of post-partum family planning services. The results will help in increasing the body of knowledge regarding the impact of maternal and child health services integration on the utilization of post-partum family planning, taking into account the specific context of sub-Saharan Africa French speaking countries where such information is very needed.

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