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  • Title: Orienting Egyptian service providers to the needs of high-risk women.
    Author: Neamatalla G, Guimei M.
    Journal: AVSC News; 1996; 34(2):7. PubMed ID: 12347637.
    Abstract:
    Since 1993, the AVSC has been collaborating with three university hospitals in Egypt to pilot-test a service model aimed at increasing contraceptive access and reducing the number of high-risk pregnancies. The Safe Reproductive Health Program offers screening, referral, and counseling for Egyptian women at high risk of maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. The program is part of a broader strategy to expand the national family planning program's method mix and increase the use and availability of postpartum contraception. Central to the program have been one-day training workshops (for hospital doctors, nurses, social workers, and administrators from the departments of obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics) aimed at increasing awareness of the nature and magnitude of Egypt's maternity risk and fostering a client-oriented service approach. The multidisciplinary nature of these orientations has facilitated emergence of a team approach to services. Postpartum IUD services have been initiated at the three hospitals, and there is increased support for tubal ligation services for high-risk women. A client information system is being introduced to strengthen and monitor referral links. The government of Egypt has requested AVSC assistance in expanding this program to other university hospitals and to the national public sector program over the next two years.
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