Kwara trains 193 health workers on the use of Partograph
The Kwara Government has trained 193 health workers on the use of Partograph for monitoring during labour and child birth. A partograph, also known as a cervicograph, is a graphical tool used to monitor the progress of labour and identify potential complications.
It is a single sheet of paper where key data points during labour are recorded against time, providing a visual representation of the labour process.
Speaking during the training, Prof. Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary, Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency, explained that the training is expected to provide participants with requisite skills.
According to her, it would enable them to provide optimal services in the respective facilities as well as help them possess the right information and skills.
“Health workers will be able to arrest unnecessary and unwarranted deaths of mothers and children,” she said
Elelu, who was represented by the Director, Primary Health Care System, Dr. Michael Oguntoye said the health workers are selected from different Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities across the state.
She said the training includes the use of correct partograph plotting to effectively track labour progress and identify potential complications which pregnant women may encounter.
Elelu said the training is aimed at bridging the knowledge gap among newly recruited healthcare workers and also serves as a refresher training for existing staff.
She noted that the importance of the training cannot be overemphasised, saying it will go a long way in reducing maternal mortality in the state and allow quality delivery process of babies.
“The knowledge will help healthcare workers interpret partograph for informed decision-making on prompt referral to improve maternal outcomes,” she said.
In her remarks, the Focal Person, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health + Nutrition (RMNCAH+N), Dr. Medinat Olaosebikan, said “we expect a significant improvement in the quality of care at PHC facilities.
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