Limited resources for teaching and assessment: space and staff
The timing of antenatal classes was a problem for four women who
attended ANC clinics elsewhere:
‘I wasn’t taught about it, but I know that in the nearby
clinic they teach women about it [FMs]. But I always come late for
this, since they start around 7am with the class’ (Antenatal)
The main problem for the ANC nurses when it comes to educating women,
was lack of space to hold antenatal classes. All registrars and
nurse-midwives stated that the high volume of women and too few staff
were problems for assessing FMs during admission and labor care. They
suggested an extra nurse and room for admission.
‘As my colleagues said, sometimes due to overcrowding
of women on arrival the nurse forgets to ask some details to the
mother.’ (Healthcare provider)
‘Also we need time, adequate number of staff, especially in
the admission room.’
(Healthcare provider)
‘Most of the time, we don’t pay much attention to low-risk
women unless there is a problem. We prioritize women. For high-risk
women we ask everything. But low risk: no!’ (Healthcare provider)