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HOW CAN WE BE OF USE?INTERVIEWING EXPECTANT MOTHERS AT CASA MATERNA, PUERTO CABEZAS TO
BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR HEALTH EDUCATION NEEDS.
Tc3 in Nicaragua, January 2016
CASA MATERNA National* network of maternity waiting homes
Residential facilities located near hospitals Used extensively by rural women nearing birth Meant to improve access to skilled care
Maternity waiting homes are also found in many other countries across the world.
SHARED KITCHEN AND DORM
LAUNDRY AND OPEN AREA
TC3 IN NICARAGUA 23 years visiting Puerto
Cabezas with Nursing students and faculty.
Recent movement to connect more formally with MINSA.
Shift in emphasis towards community health and health education.
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING? With a shift in focus we have been given the opportunity to
strengthen connections, and build new relationships. Asking women at Casa Materna about their lives and levels of
exposure to health education opens the door to more meaningful student projects.
We anticipate continuing the interview process in coming years.
ASKING QUESTIONS
TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION
INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS HOME COMMUNITIES
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
EDUCATION AT COMMUNITY CLINICS
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS IDENTIFIED BY INTERVIEWEES
CONCERNS UPON RETURNING HOME
TO SUPPLEMENT AND SUPPORT Interviews were designed to
reveal educational opportunities to supplement, support and re-inforce existing educational programs, when possible.
CASA MATERNA PORTRAITS
CONTACT INFORMATION Paula Moore, RN, CNM, MSN Professor of Nursing TC3 [email protected]
Paul Treadwell Instructor TC3 [email protected]