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September 16, 2021 Yenepoyasavitha
Nursing College 1
 Unit: MLHP
Topic: MICRO BIRTH PLANNING

Presented by Pear reviewed by

• Mrs. Savitha • Mr. Ananda S
• Assistant professor • Assistant professor
• Dept of Community Health • Dept of Community Health
Nursing Nursing

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 Learning objectives
At the end of the class student will able to;
•introduce the topic
•Describe birth preparedness
•Discuss the complication readiness
•Explain the referral services

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 Introduction

• These days, many birthing and labor methods are

recognized as safe and healthy which offers many
more options for birthing-parents. With this wealth
of information and options emerged the Birth Plan,
an integral tool for expectant parents.

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 Cont…

• Birth Plans allow parents to take charge of their own

birthing experience and communicate to healthcare
professionals what type of birth they want.

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 Birth Preparedness

• Registration

• Identification of place of birth and a skilled birth

attendant
• Benefits of institutional delivery

• Locate nearest functional FRU/ 24×7 PHC for referral

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 Cont…

• Identify and arrange for transport

• Identify support people

• Identification of blood donors if required

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 Complication readiness

• Recognizing signs of labor

• A bloody sticky vaginal discharge (show)

• Painful abdominal contractions every 20 min or less

• Advise the woman to go to a health facility or

contact a SBA if she has any of the above signs

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 Cont.…

• Awareness and recognition of danger signs during

pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period
• Identification of nearest functional FRU / PHC

• Identification of transportation facilities

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 REFERRAL SERVICES

• It is important that the danger signs be recognized at

the earliest so that the antenatal mother can be
referred in time to FRU or PHC for further

management.

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 Summary
To summarize the topic we have discussed regarding

introduce the topic, birth preparedness, complication

readiness and the referral services

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 Evaluation

• What you mean by birth preparedness?

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 Conclusion

This is a tool basically to structure the events/actions

related with pregnancy and delivery (To be drawn up by
ANM/ASHA). Essentially it consists of –Registration and
filling up of JSY card, Calculation of EDD(Expected date of
delivery), Informing dates of three essential check ups,
Identification of health facility where delivery will take
place, Identification of means of transport

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 Assignment

• Write a note on micro birth planning.

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 Cont…

• 1. Park J E & K Park, Text Book of P & S.M., M/s

Banarsidasm Bhanot, Jabalpur
• 2. Mahajan B K and M/C.Gupta, Text Book of P &
S.M., Jaypee Publications
• 3. Gulani K. K, community health nursing, principles
and practices .
• 4.S.Kamalam ,Essentials in Community Health
Nursing Practice,2nd edition . jayapee Brothers
Medical Publishers.

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