ENGLISH IN MIDWIFERY

PRACTICE
DHINI WAHYUNI NOVITASARI, S.S.T., M.TR.KEB
 Subject Matter

1. Asking Question
2. Filling in medical report
 Asking Question
1. Midwife : Good Morning Mrs Maria. I need to fill a medical report about your health status
2. Patient : Sure
3. Midwife : Your complete name ?
4. Patient : Devi Maria
5. Midwife : What is your complete address?
6. Patient : Jl. Rajawali No 51 Bandung
7. Midwife : What makes you come to hospital?
8. Patient : I have a backache.
9. Midwife : Where is the pain, could you point at the pain ?
10. Patient : It’s around here ( pointing at the lower back)
11. Midwife : Did you take any medicine for your pain ?
12. Patient : No,I didn’t
13. Midwife : Do you know the cause of pain ?
14. Patient : I don’t know
15. Midwife : What’s the pain like ?
16. Patient : It’s sharp
17. Midwife : How often do you feel the pain ?
18. Patient ; It’s occasional.
19. Midwife : Well, thank you Mrs Maria for your information. I will report this to your obstetrician.
 Some Frequently Used Questions in the
Midwife's
Pertanyaan untuk mengetahui kondisi pasien misalnya sebagai berikut !

1. What’s your problem ?

2. How are you feeling today ?
3. What makes you call me ?
4. What’s your chief complaint ?
5. What’s troubling you ?
6. What’s the matter with you ?
7. What’s wrong with you ?
8. What seems to be bothering you ?
9. Doctor “ what are the symptoms?/ what is she complaining about ?
 THE PATIENT'S EXPRESSION OR THE WAY THE PATIENT
ANSWERS ABOUT THE HEALTH PROBLEM AT HAND

1. I have + ( a part of the body + ache )

( a toothache ) (a headache) ( a backache)
2. I have ( a sore + parts of the body )
( a sore arm) ( a sore knee)
3. I have/ get + kind of physical problems
( the measles) ( the flu ) ( a fever ) ( a bad cough )
4. I experience + kinds of symptoms and physical problems ( low back pain ) ( difficult
breathing )
5. I suffer from + kinds of certain illness ( cancer ) ( constipation )
 SOME QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE PAIN EXPERIENCED
BY THE PATIENT

a. Current pain medication ( pengobatan yang diambil saat ini )

Question : Did you take ( any medicine / anything ) for your pain
How many do you take ?
b. Where is the pain ? ( lokasi nyeri )
Instruction; show me where the pain is ?
Point at the pain you feel
c. Describe cause of pain, if known ( penyebab nyeri jika diketahui )
Question; Do you know the cause of your pain ?
Why do you feel that ?
d. How does a pain feel to the patient? ( seperti apa nyeri yang dialami oleh pasien ?
Question : what is the pain like ? Is it sharp, dull, stabbing, aching ?
e. Frequency of pain ( berapa sering nyeri itu muncul )
Question: How often do you feel the pain ?
 FILLING IN MEDICAL REPORT

DATA PROCEDURE
1. Nama 1. What is your name?
2. Age 2. When were you born? / Your date of birth
3. Ationality & Race please.
4. Address & telephone 3. What is your nationality? What is your race ?
5. Religion 4. What is your address and telephone number ?
6. Marital status 5. What is your religion?
7. Occupation 6. Are you married?
7. What is your occupational?
Chief complaint / keluhan utama What’s your problem? / what’s your chief
complaint?
History of present illnes relates to When did the complaint start?
the chief complain or problem Where is the location? Or show me where the
8. Date and time onset location is?
9. 2. Specific location How does the pain feel or what is the pain like?
10. Type of pain or discomfort
Menstrual history
1. Age at menarche When did you get the first time period?
2. Duration 1. How many days usually it happened ?
3. Last Menstrual period 2. When did you have your last menstrual period?
4. Dysmenorrhoea 3. Is there any problem during period like dysmenorrhoea
or premenstrual syndrome?
Obstetric history 1. How many children do you have? How many times do
1. Gravida/ Para you experience of pregnancy?
2. Each pregnancy
a. Date of termination: 2. When was your previous baby born?
b. Weeks gestation: 3. How many weeks was your previous pregnancy?
c. Place of delivery 4. Where were you deliver your previous baby ?
d. Any problem during pregnancy, labour and postpartum 5. Did you have any problem for your previous pregnancy,
period? labour and postpartum period?
e. Weight of baby birth; 6. How many kilos was your previous baby born? Is it a
f. Sex of baby: boy or a girl?
g. Any complication h. Status of infant at birth: 7. Were there any complications for your previous baby
born?
8. How is your child now?
Contraceptive history Present contraceptive method 1. What type of contraceptive did you use before?
a. Type 2. Are there any side effects?
b. Side effect 3. How long did you use this method of contraceptive?
c. Length of time using this method
TERIMA KASIH