The Officer in Charge of the Antenatal Clinic (ANC) at Miri Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) in Bauchi, Mrs. Umul-Khairi Musa, has encouraged pregnant mothers to take advantage of and participate in maternal and child health programmes as they enrol in antenatal care.
Musa, who facilitated the cohort learning in maternal and child health, while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, highlighted the importance of the organized training exercise aimed at reducing complications and improving child health.
While explaining the structure of the learning approach, she disclosed that the outcomes of these educative exercises for expectant mothers cut across major health issues such as nutrition, danger signs during pregnancy, and newborn care has been impactful.
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“We introduced the cohort learning model to ensure that pregnant women receive focused, continuous education,” she said while acknowledging that since its implementation, there have been noticeable decline in complications during pregnancy.
She further explained the benefits, stating that “Babies brought in for immunisation are generally healthy and developing well for their age.”
“This is because the learning process is interactive, organised, and allows for better engagement.”
During the training, pictorial materials were used to aid better understanding and retain attention.
“Every woman in our care is placed in a cohort based on her pregnancy stage. As some give birth, new ones are enrolled, it’s a continuous process,” she said.
She urged all pregnant women who were part of the programme to apply the knowledge gained.
