Midwifery Elective Programs in Tanzania

The Midwifery Elective program provides students with the opportunity to provide postnatal and prenatal care to mothers. They will also engage in monitoring and counseling. Program participants contribute to the pregnant women’s condition and the development of the fetus, under the guidance of consultants. Aspiring ENTs develop a birth plan that covers how they would like their baby’s birth to go and which medical interventions they would accept and under what conditions. They will also be learning about delivery and postnatal care. Students will be consulting with doctors and turn the patient over to an OB-GYN if complications arise. Midwives students will provide postpartum follow-up care after a baby is born. They will also get involved in general women’s health care. The students will not only serve the pregnant women, but they will also learn about other women’s health services that OB/GYNs provide.