Midwives and Nursing Project
Midwifery students
and Volunteers will have the opportunity to provide both pre-natal and post
natal care to mothers. They will also be involved in counseling and monitoring
the development of the fetus and the condition of the pregnant women under the
guidance of consultants.
They will also help parents-to-be
develop a birth plan that covers how they would like their baby’s birth to go
and which medical interventions they would accept and under what conditions.
They will also be learning about
delivery and postnatal care. Students will be consulting with doctors and turn
the patient over to an OB-GYN if complications arise. Midwives students will
provide postpartum follow-up care after a baby is born.
They will also get involved in general
Women’s Health Care etc. The students will not only serve the pregnant women
but also learn about other women’s health services that OB/GYNs provide. Mostly
volunteers will be allocated in Engarenarok Health Centre in Arusha Suburb.
Midwifery in the developing world tends
to cover a variety of areas, with placements in delivery, neonatal, I.C.U,
obstetrics and gynecology. We can also arrange for to split your placement in
two different hospitals, or join one of our Village Healthcare Experiences
(Africa only) broader views of healthcare in your chosen country.