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  • Antenatal Care Module: Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health
  • Antenatal Care Module: Acknowledgements
  • Antenatal Care Module: Introduction
  • Part 1
  • Antenatal Care Module: 1. Planning Antenatal Care
  • Antenatal Care Module: 2. Promoting Antenatal Care
  • Antenatal Care Module: 3. Anatomy and Physiology of the Female Reproductive System
  • Antenatal Care Module: 4. Hormonal Regulation of the Female Reproductive System
  • Antenatal Care Module: 5. Fertilisation, Implantation and the Fetal and Placental Circulation
  • Antenatal Care Module: 6. Anatomy of the Female Pelvis and Fetal Skull
  • Antenatal Care Module: 7. Physiological Changes During Pregnancy
  • Antenatal Care Module: 8. Diagnosing Pregnancy and Learning a Pregnant Woman’s History
  • Antenatal Care Module: 9. General Assessment of the Pregnant Woman
    • Study Session 9  General Assessment of the Pregnant Woman
      • Introduction
      • Learning Outcomes for Study Session 9
      • 9.1  Checking for symptoms of poor nutrition or lack of iodine
      • 9.2  Checking her weight
      • 9.3  Checking her temperature
        • 9.3.1  How to check her temperature
        • 9.3.2  What to do if the woman has a fever
      • 9.4  Checking her pulse
        • 9.4.1  How to measure her pulse rate
        • 9.4.2  What to do if the woman has a fast pulse
      • 9.5  Checking for signs of anaemia
      • 9.6  Checking for shortness of breath
      • 9.7  Checking her blood pressure
        • 9.7.1  How to check blood pressure
      • 9.8  Checking for diabetes
        • 9.8.1  Urine tests for diabetes
        • 9.8.2  How to help a woman with diabetes
      • 9.9  Checking for a vaginal infection
      • 9.10  Conclusion
      • Summary of Study Session 9
      • Self-Assessment Questions (SAQs) for Study Session 9
  • Antenatal Care Module: 10. Estimating Gestational Age from Fundal Height Measurement
  • Antenatal Care Module: 11. Assessing the Fetus
  • Antenatal Care Module: 12. Minor Disorders of Pregnancy
  • Part 2
  • Antenatal Care Module: 13. Providing Focused Antenatal Care
  • Antenatal Care Module: 14. Health Promotion Issues During Pregnancy
  • Antenatal Care Module: 15. Counselling Pregnant Women on Danger Symptoms
  • Antenatal Care Module: 16. Antenatal Interventions to Reduce Mother to Child Transmission of HIV
  • Antenatal Care Module: 17. Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM)
  • Antenatal Care Module: 18. Common Medical Disorders in Pregnancy
  • Antenatal Care Module: 19. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
  • Antenatal Care Module: 20. Abortion and other Causes of Early Pregnancy Bleeding
  • Antenatal Care Module: 21. Late Pregnancy Bleeding
  • Antenatal Care Module: 22. Starting IV Fluid Therapy and Catheterising the Pregnant Woman
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  • Antenatal Care Part 1 PDF (3.7MB)
  • Antenatal Care Part 2 PDF (3.1MB)