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2.0 OBJECTIVES
2.1 To provide diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative obstetric services that are
appropriate, effective, adequate and comfortable to mothers requiring institutional care so as to ensure the safe delivery of babies in order to reduce
infant as well as maternal mortality and morbidity. 2.2
To provide an efficient and effective service in an optimum environment to patients undergoing elective and emergency surgery so as to relieve suffering
and achieve early recovery. 2.3
To provide diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative gynaecological services that are appropriate, effective, adequate and comfortable to patients requiring
institutional care in order to raise the health status of the public. 2.4
To provide diagnostic and curative obstetric services that is appropriate, effective, adequate and comfortable for patients requiring specialist outpatient
and follow-up care. 2.5
To provide diagnostic and curative gynaecological services that are appropriate, effective, adequate and comfortable for patients requiring specialist out-patient
and follow-up care. 2.6
To provide effective counselling to all obstetrics and gynaecology patients to ensure that the care provided is patient-centred.
2.7 To provide collective care along with satellite hospitals in the various
subspecialties of obstetrics and gynaecology.
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2.8 To ensure that patient care in obstetrics and gynaecology ensures the highest
order of patient safety, efficiency, justification for actions and meticulous treatment.
2.9 To ensure all verbal advice, counselling, treatment and management is well
documented.
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3.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES
3.1 Provision of Antenatal Care
3.2 Provision of Specialized Maternal Fetal Medicine Services
3.3 Conduct of Hospital Deliveries
3.4 Provision of Elective And Emergency Caesarean Sections
3.5 Provision of Postnatal Care
3.6 Provision of Initial Immunization
3.7 Provision of Bereavement Counselling
3.8 Provision of An Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit EPAU
3.9 Provision of General Gynaecological Services
3.10 Provision of Fertility Services 3.11 Provision of Gynaeoncology Services
3.12 Provision of Urogynaecological Services 3.13 Provision of Maternal- Fetal Medicine Services
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4.0 COMPONENTS
4.1 Wards Obstetrics, Gynaecology
4.2 Delivery suite
4.3 Maternity Operating Theatre
4.4 Main Operating Theatre
4.5 Specialist Out-patient clinics that may include the following:
Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit EPAU, Antenatal, Combine, Prenatal Diagnosis, Postnatal, Bereavement, General Gynaecology, Reproductive
medicine, Gynae-oncology, Uro-gynaecology, Menopause, Menorrhagia, Adolescent Gynaecology, Contraception
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