While
most pregnancies and births are uneventful, all pregnancies are at risk.
Around 15% of all pregnant women develop a potentially life-threatening
complication that calls for skilled care and some will require a major
obstetrical intervention to survive. This manual is written for midwives
and doctors at the district hospital who are responsible for the care of
women with complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the immediate
postpartum period, including immediate problems of the newborn.
The accompanying learning resource package
developed by the JHPIEGO Corporation focuses primarily on knowledge and skills for antenatal, childbirth and
postpartum care in preservice education programs preparing skilled
providers.
