Table of Contents
REQUIREMENTS #
- Maternal and Child Health Record Book (Manual or Electronic)
- Ball pen
- Comfortable chairs
- Conducive room or an enclosed area
- Gestational wheel (Manual or Digital)
STEPS #
- Establish rapport (refer steps)
- Explain procedure to client (refer steps)
- Provide privacy and ensure client assume desired position
- Obtain the Last Menstrual Period (LMP) and confirm pregnancy
- Involve client in calculating the Expected Date of Delivery (EDD)
- Explain to client the need to attend antenatal clinic and procedures involved
- Ask about the number of previous pregnancies and what happened
- Ask about present complaints
- Ask whether client has felt any foetal movement
- Ask about any known allergies
- Ask about any pre-existing conditions and medication
- Assist client and family to plan towards confinement
- Educate client on danger signs associated with pregnancy
- Ask about family support
- Express appreciation to client for her cooperation
- Record and report findings to officer in charge
