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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 |
Home visits (support and care) Purpose of the CHW visit Importance of understanding the basics of ANC Recruitment of pregnant women Purpose of CHW visit Interpersonal skills communication Targeting clinic visits for pregnant women Applying counseling to real life Interview guide and process of home visiting Practicing home visits by doing role-plays |
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 |
Child feeding practices Counseling to support appropriate and safe baby feeding Breast milk and importance of breastfeeding Helping mother position herself before putting the baby to the breast Attachment of baby to the breast. Expressing breast milk Practicing exclusive breastfeeding Baby feeding for HIV positive women Teaching about safe formula feeding as well as its common difficulties Common baby feeding difficulties Applying counseling skills to different baby feeding methods |
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19 20 21 22 23 23 24 |
Postnatal care at a community level Understanding of the importance of the continuum of care Introduction to neonatal care (importance of community home-based care for mothers and newborn babies) Care for eyes, umbilical cord and skin Observe for maternal depression Know how to observe for danger signs and refer early to a health facility Understand maintenance of body temperature of small babies (Community kangaroo care) Importance of bonding |