TBA Skills - Pregnancy

This Lesson:

• Is aimed at traditional birth attendants (TBA). Traditional birth attendants play an important role in the care of pregnant women so it is important they have the skills to care for them and advise them.
• Teaches the birth attendants how they can help a mother through pregnancy to ensure a healthy birth.
• Teaches about healthy eating which can help prevent disease and keep the pregnant mother’s energy levels up.
• Teaches the importance to pregnant women of resting during the day and not to take on too much hard manual labour.
• Teaches how to recognise signs of infections or illness and what actions to take to ensure the mother gets medical help.
• This lesson is part of a series of lessons on Mother and Baby healthcare.

These lessons are available on DVD (see below) and Online