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Health Promotion
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Eat nutritious diet
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Sleep in a mosquito net
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Go to antenatal clinic as scheduled
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Go to antenatal clinic to be assessed
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Reduce workload
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Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT)
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Being faithful to each other
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Use of condoms
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Avoid extra marital affairs
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Use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the mother
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Giving medicine to the baby after delivery- antiretroviral syrup
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Getting tested
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Feeding Options
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Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months
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Frequent breastfeeding of the baby
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Breastfeed up to six months then stop if HIV positive, or do not breastfeed at all.
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Breast milk is important, has everything
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Danger Signs
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Severe headache, severe abdominal pains, malaria, HIV, vaginal bleeding, draining liquor, side effects of ART, nose bleeding
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What to do when Danger signs occur
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Go to the hospital quickly
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Go to the hospital quickly to prevent complications
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Go to the hospital
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Birth Preparedness
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Signs of labor
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Have cloths for the baby and mother
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Buy necessary things: basin, cloths, razor blade, thread, plastic paper, perineal pads.
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Go to the hospital quickly when labor starts
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Go to the hospital to be assisted
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Go to the hospital, do not deliver at home; with traditional birth attendants
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