Learning Outcomes for Study Session 18

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

18.1  Define and use correctly all of the key words typed in bold. (SAQs 18.1 and 18.2)

18.2  Describe the risks to the woman, the fetus and the newborn of malaria, anaemia and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnancy. (SAQ 18.1)

18.3  Advise pregnant women and their male partners how to prevent malaria, anaemia and UTIs from occurring. (SAQ 18.2)

18.4  Identify the signs and symptoms of malaria in the pregnant woman, and know how to manage malaria in pregnancy and when to refer the woman to a health facility. (SAQ 18.2)

18.5  Identify the signs and symptoms of anaemia in the pregnant woman, and know how to manage anaemia in pregnancy and when to refer the woman to a health facility. (SAQ 18.2)

18.6  Identify and distinguish between the signs and symptoms of infections of the bladder and infections of the kidneys during pregnancy, manage mild UTIs in pregnancy with oral medicine and know when to refer a woman with persistent infection to a health facility. (SAQ 18.2)

A woman is looking at her arm. She has been bitten by a mosquito which is flying away.
Figure 18.1  Some kinds of mosquito can transmit malaria parasites to people.

Study Session 18  Common Medical Disorders in Pregnancy

18.1  Malaria in pregnancy