Task 5: Collection and Utilization of Maternal and Neonatal Health Service Data

Activities:
Visit all the departments of MNH.
Describe the different tools used for collecting data
Note the different methods used and type of data collect.
Find out how competent midwives in data collection and in using the different tools and methods (if the methods and tools are different).
Interview the midwife on the benefits and challenges of collecting quality MNH data
Discuss with her the weaknesses of the tools and methods used
Observe the midwife’s technique of data collection.
What measures need to be put in place in order to improve data collection?
What have you learnt from the visit? During reflection students should include the following:

1. Different tools:
Antenatal Register: It is a book used to register all pregnant women attending antenatal clinic during pregnancy. It provides information on...
Partograph: A tool used to collect and record information and observations of a woman during labour and delivery. It assists in...
Maternity Admission Book: It is a book where all patients are registered in the maternity department.
Delivery Book: A book used to record all delivery information on mothers and their newborns. It is important because it gives information on...
Operating Room (Theatre) Register: A book used to register all women with operative procedures. It is important because it provides information on...
Report Book: A book used to record daily summaries of midwifery activities related to patient care. Maternal and Neonatal Death Books: These are books used to record all maternal, still birth (SB), and neonatal death (NND) that occur in the maternity unit.