What is it?
Safe motherhood is a holistic approach that includes providing care and treatment services to the mother before pregnancy, and to both mother and baby before, during, and after birth. It aims to prevent unwanted and high-risk pregnancies and to reduce maternal and infant deaths and complications. The Safe Motherhood Program seeks to provide beneficiaries with accurate information and ensure they can apply this knowledge in their daily lives to improve both maternal and infant health.
Objective
The program aims to raise public awareness and sensitivity about safe motherhood and to help expectant mothers understand the importance and risks of the prenatal, birth, and postpartum periods. This is achieved through a community-based service model and collaboration with institutions offering social support.
It also works to enhance education and counseling services for pregnant and postpartum women and their families in preventive health institutions through in-service training programs and the development of educational and counseling materials for healthcare providers.
Key Activities
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Provides in-service training programs for healthcare professionals (midwives, nurses, and doctors) offering safe motherhood services in healthcare institutions, aiming to equip them with the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors required to deliver education and counseling to pregnant and postpartum women and their families during prenatal, birth, and postnatal periods.
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Supports healthcare professionals in delivering education and counseling on self-care during pregnancy, birth preparation, postpartum recovery, and infant care to pregnant and postpartum women and their families.
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Offers training programs to professionals working with women in public institutions and community centers, ensuring they have sufficient knowledge to support women in developing healthy behaviors before, during, and after pregnancy.
