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Title:The trained traditional birth attendant: a study of her role in two cultures
Authors:Lartson, L.I.
Sodipe, O.A.
Ebrahim, G.J.
Abel R.
Year:1987
Periodical:Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
Volume:33
Issue:1
Pages:29-34
Language:English
Geographic term:Liberia
Subject:midwives
External link:http://tropej.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/33/1/29
Abstract:The training of the traditional birth attendants (TBA) in the national programme in Liberia and in the innovative health programme of the Rural Unit for Health and Social Affairs in south India has been evaluated. There has been an improvement in coverage with prenatal care and immunization with tetanus toxoid associated with a fall in the incidence of low birth weight and neonatal tetanus. The need for repeated refresher courses, for effective backup in case of emergencies, and for close supervision to prevent risk-taking is stressed. Even though the performance of the trained TBA improved with regard to the assessment of pregnancy and the identification of risk factors, the trained TBA tended to handle complicated births, retained placenta, and prolonged labour by themselves. Whatever the reasons, it stresses the need for the supervisory backup services to work closely with the trained TBA. App., ref.
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