The purpose of this study was to identify the need for a training programme and to
develop the training programme to meet the needs of traditional birth attendants in the
management of pregnancy, labour and puerperium.
The study was conducted in the Flagstaff district which is one of the districts of the north
eastern region (region E) of the Eastern Cape. The target group consisted of all the
traditional birth attendants who availed themselves at the residential clinics of Flagstaff
district and the number is not known as not all traditional birth attendants who presented
themselves are recognized by their communities as traditional birth attendants. The study
was a quantitative descriptive design and the data was collected by means of structured
interviews using a questionnaire that was designed by the researcher.
According to the findings the traditional birth attendants are functioning without being
formally trained before. They lack knowledge and skill in the management of pregnancy,
labour and puerperium. Some of their practices are reason for concern, for example
cephalic versions and not using protective devices.
There is a need for the development of the training programme in the Flagstaff district.
This programme was developed from the information obtained from the data-analysis and
is given as annexure F / Health Sciences / M.A. (Advanced Nursing Sciences)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/15660 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Nompandana, Lulama Elizabeth |
| Contributors | Troskie, Rosemare |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xii, 109 leaves) |
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