Overview
Certificate in Midwifery is one year program organized by NIHS under the leadership of MOH- Directorate of Training and Professional Development.
Availability of competent and efficient human resources in the health sector is essential in the provision of the health services expected of the Government of South Sudan. A system that enhances the delivery of right quality and caliber of human resources through training is critical.
Justification
The health sector has continuously evolved and in the process presented the health worker and in particular the midwifery with new challenges. The SRH and child health challenges in the Republic of South Sudan are enormous as shown by indicators in maternal mortality ratio (MMR), 789:100,000 and infant mortality ratio (IMR), 75:1,000 (MOH 2017) with majority of the deaths occurring in the rural areas. These high maternal and child mortality ratios have been linked to shortage of competent midwifery personnel. The situation depicted above clearly indicates a need for the education of certificate midwives to meet these challenges.
Therefore, training using a competence-based approach to work alongside other health professionals would narrow the gap in health service delivery.
Course Objective
The program is to prepare professionally competent and resourceful midwifery practitioners who can provide mid-level SRH and neonatal care to individuals and families in homes, communities, health centers, hospitals and clinics in the rural and urban centers of the society.
Specific objectives:
- Competent practitioners who can safely practice autonomously to promote SRHR.
- Care and educate, advise, facilitate choice, and respond to individual needs.
- Build up good relationships and liaise with community leaders and other relevant personnel in the community to increase the uptake of maternity care and promote SRHR
- Make a positive contribution to the reduction of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity.
After the programme a graduand will be able to:
- examine and monitored pregnant women.
- assess care requirements and write care plans.
- undertake antenatal care in health facilities, homes, and GP practices.
- carry out screening tests in pregnancy and post-pregnancy.
- provide information, emotional support and reassurance to women and their partners.
- take patient samples, and vital signs
- care for and assist women in labor
- monitor and administer medication, injections, and intravenous infusions during labour
- monitor the foetus during labour
- advise about and support parents in the daily care of their newborn babies
- help parents to cope with miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, and neonatal death
- writing records
Program structure
The programme is a semester system and has two semesters with various contents covering theory and practice in health facilities and community. The following modules will be split across the entire training duration as follows:
SN | COURSE MODULE | TOTAL HOURS |
| Module 1 |
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1 | Foundations in Midwifery Practice |
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2 | Sociology and Psychology |
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3 | Microbiology |
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4 | Anatomy and Physiology |
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5 | Nutrition in midwifery |
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6 | Midwifery Care I – Normal Pregnancy incl. PMTCT (pre-requisite) |
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7 | Pharmacology |
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8 | Primary Health Care |
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9 | Midwifery in community |
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| Module 2 |
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1 | Midwifery Care II –Normal Labor, Postpartum & Newborn care |
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2 | Epidemiology |
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3 | Communicable Diseases |
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4 | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights |
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5 | Midwifery Care III Complications in pregnancy |
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6 | Child Health (under 5) |
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7 | Delivery, complications in labor and Purperium |
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8 | Complications in the Neonate |
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9 | Gynecology |
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10 | Principles of Management and Leadership |
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ENTRY REQUIREMENT
Admission requirement
To gain admission into the Certificate in Midwifery course, a candidate must, first, satisfy the general requirements for admission to NIHS at a certificate level. In addition, a candidate shall be eligible for admissions to the Certificate in Midwifrey programme on meeting any of the following minimum qualifications: –
Direct Entry:
A person may be admitted to the certificate programme via the certificate scheme if the person has:
Either: SSCE/O’level (or foreign equivalent) with at least 3 credits obtained in one sitting, and with at least a pass in Biology and Chemistry
OR: A Basic Course Certificate in a relevant discipline from a recognized institution.
COURSE FEES (PER SEMSESTER)
Fees | New student | Continue student |
Tuition (per semester) | 80,000SSP | 64,000 SSP |
Functional/administrative | 70,000SSP | 60,000SSP |
Total | 150,000 SSP | 124,000SSP |