Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2008
Abstract
In May 2004, the Maternal Child and Women’s Health department of Kwazulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa requested technical assistance from the Population Council’s USAID-funded FRONTIERS project for developing standardized and comprehensive antenatal and postnatal (ANC/PNC) care policies and guidelines and supportive training and educational materials. The aims and objectives of this project were to: support the development of a comprehensive evidence-based antenatal and postnatal care program in KZN; consolidate lessons learned and evidence around delivery of comprehensive ANC and PNC; revise provincial guidelines to enable comprehensive ANC and PNC services that address PMTCT, partner involvement, syphilis screening, focused visits, and antiretrovirals; develop supportive systems for implementing new guidelines, monitoring and evaluation tools, job aides, and training materials; and build the capacity of healthcare providers and programs, thereby strengthening monitoring of ANC and PNC services. FRONTIERS adopted a participatory process, ensuring buy-in and ownership at all levels through the involvement of all key stakeholders. This approach has not only ensured that local, national, and international research-based evidence fed into the development of the provincial antenatal and postnatal care policies and guidelines, but also that buy-in and ownership were generated at all levels.
Recommended Citation
Ditlopo, Prudence, Mantshi Menziwa, Saiqa Mullick, Saumya RamaRao, Janet Dalton, Dolly Nyasulu, Mags Beksinska, and Busi Kunene. 2008. "Developing comprehensive and evidence-based policy and guidelines for antenatal and postnatal care in KwaZulu-Natal," FRONTIERS Final Report. Washington, DC: Population Council.
DOI
10.31899/rh4.1213
Language
English
Project
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
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