For Families and Caregivers in Sierra Leone
UNAIDS/WHO Working group
HIV/AIDS and STI surveillance 2015 / Reference
This film shows how to take a small sample of blood for lab tests from the side of the heel of a baby.
http://globalhealthmedia.org/newborn/videos/taking-a-heel-blood-sample/
This film demonstrates how to feel where the baby is within the uterus and how to measure the station of the baby.
This film shows how to care for both the mother and baby right after birth.
Very good infographic included in this article: The virus can lurk in the body for more than a week before it begins a cascading meltdown of the immune system, blood vessels and vital organs.
Please download from the website link in the article.
Source of the infographic: CDC, New England Journa...l of Medicine, NIH, Science, The Lancet, Nature. By Patterson Clark, Darla Cameron and Sohail Al-Jamea, The Washington Post. Published October 3, 2014.
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This film shows how to prevent and manage excessive bleeding after the delivery of a baby, otherwise known as primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH).
This film is for use in health worker training
This film shows the essential features of a referral process. It covers involving the family, arranging transport, preparing the baby for the journey, and writing the referral note. It also includes what to do if referral is not an option.
http://globalhealthmedia.org/newborn/videos/referring-a-s...ick-baby/
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This film presents an overview of basic steps to prevent infection at birth.
Please read and download the latest updates at the website
http://www.who.int/hac/crises/ssd/epi/en/