Midwifery In Liberia

Liberia has been an independent country since 1848, making it the oldest African republic, however it is cognise for its long running, and disastrous civil war in 1990s. Liberia emerged from its heartbeat civil war in 2003, and it is still undergoing extensive reconstruction. practically of the country was bombed and therefore many buildings had been destroyed and abandoned during the two civil wars. With less than one hundred medical doctors and 3 hundred certified midwives, there is dire need for more than trained health professionals.

Maternal fatality rate rates in West Africa are amongst the highest in the world. Liberia has a maternal mortality rate (MMR) of 760 per 100 000 live presents. This is in large reference due to a lack of trained birth attendants, in particular in cracker-barrel areas (such as those in Margibi Country).

Planning for The Kakata cypher began in November 2005 when MPC was contacted by two midwives from the Liberian Midwives Association (LMA) who were implicated in starting a Trained Traditional midwife (TTM) program in Margibi County. Three delegates from MPC were sent to Liberia where a inescapably assessment was outlined and meetings took place with Liberian midwives, potential students, and the Liberian Health Minister.



Kakata is the largest town in Margibi and will serve as a gathering place for students coming from surrounding rural areas.

The Kakata Project seeks to increase access to properly trained birth attendants in Margibi County. While Certified Midwives (CM) undergo three age of training and must be literate, Trained Traditional Midwives (TTMs) mystify approximately nine months of training which is available to non-literate students. TTMs can help with low-risk pregnancies (approx. 95% of pregnancies) and during prenatal consultations can recognize high-risk pregnancies in early stages so the need for emergency care during accouchement can be predicted and referrals and transportation to health facilities can be pre-arranged.

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