Embedded Files
Loving on Women and Babies
Loving on Women and Babies
Welcome to Childbirth Africa.
Welcome to Childbirth Africa.
I am Rachel J. Andersen, Licensed Midwife and owner of Childbirth Africa. I currently volunteer in a small government clinic in Dukana, North Horr Subcounty, Marsabit. This clinic serves a nomadic people who live in extreme poverty. 100% of women are circumcised and most are anemic when they go into labor. I have attended women in their homes and in the clinic. I have a desire to help other providers understand the cultural needs of women giving birth and how to provide safe, physiological care in a low resource setting. This website is designed to be a resource for birth professionals working in the African context. Please contact me for further questions or consultation.
My email is racheljandersen@pm.me or childbirthafrica@gmail.org
WhatsApp +254.716.923.991. (Kindly send text messages only.)
Provide better care for your patients.
Provide better care for your patients.
-Patients seeking hospital care should not have to give up traditional birth positions or familiar comfort measures.
-Physiological birth provides better outcomes and experiences for women.
-Giving birth in the hospital can look like giving birth at home. Learn how to offer women traditional birthing positions safely and effectively.
-Patients need respect and quality care during childbirth.
-Evidence shows birth impacts families. Learn how you can impact families for the better.
Resources
Resources
Practice Guidelines for out of hospital birth: Prenatal and Postpartum Anemia
Clinical Reference Guides: Intermittent Auscultation & Signs and Symptoms of Placental Disorders
Client education resources Twins & Fetal Movement Counting
Childbirth Education: Contact me for private childbirth education lessons or information on evidence based childbirth, understanding best practices in intermittent auscultation, and updates in newborn resuscitation.
Elizabeth Project International provides evidence based training for childbirth education. Stay up to date and attend one of their trainings!
http://www.elizabethproject.net/Several NGO's in Kenya are working to improve women's health and birth outcomes. Concern Worldwide is currently working to end female circumcision. Contact me for information about female circumcision and the impact it has on birth outcomes and female health. You can see Concern's work here: https://www.concern.net/news/fighting-fgm-in-kenya
Partnership is the best way to improve birth outcomes in Kenya. Read this story from the American Academy of Pediatrics and use of the Helping Babies Breathe program: https://www.aap.org/en/aap-global/helping-babies-survive/our-global-presence/stories-from-the-field/building-capacity-for-helping-babies-breathe-second-edition-in-kitui-county-kenya/
Social media links loading: Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook
All photographs and written materials are the copyrighted material of Rachel J. Andersen and Childbirth Africa.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse