Presentation of Ms. Patricia Gomez Integrated Midwives Association of the Philippines, Inc. (IMAP) at the PhilHealth Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Summit

1. IMAP Initiative to Improve
Maternal and Child Health
Care
PATRICIA MINES GOMEZ, RM, MCHS
Chief Executive Officer
IMAP, Inc.
Maternal Newborn and Child Health Summit
May 28, 2013

2. 1. IMAP as an organization
2. The Need
3. Interventions

3.  39 years as organization and APO
 Non stock, non profit
 With 155 local chapters
 ICM member of good standing
 Own a school of midwifery

4. Proactive Midwives…
with core Knowledge, Skills and Attitude to
carry-out their scope of work through
efficient professional practice and a life
long passion for learning.

5. EDUCATION
2 year Midwifery Program
 Ladderize BSM

6. CORE COMPETENCIES OF GRADUATE MIDWIVES
I. PROVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES PRIMARILY
MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH
A. Provision of Maternal Care
B. Provision of Newborn and Child Care
C. Provision of Family Planning Services
II. EARLY DETECTION OF DEVIATIONS & COMPLICATIONS
A. Recognition of Deviations and Complications of Pregnancy,
Labor, Delivery, and Post Partum Period
B. Recognition of Minor and Serious Disorders in the Newborn
III. HEALTH EDUCATION AND COUNSELLING
A. Provision of Health Education and Counseling of Patients

7. IV. PROVISION OF EMERGENCY CARE (ABSENT M.D.)
A. Provision of Emergency Management in LifeThreatening
Conditions which may arise from Pregnancy, Labor,
Delivery & Post Partum
B. Provision of Emergency Management to Newborn
V. PROVISION OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE (PHC) SUPERVISION
A. Maternal and Child Care
B. Environmental Sanitation
C. Vital Statistic and Epidemiology
VI. REFERRAL IN CASE OF DEVIATION
A. Referral of maternal cases
B. Referral of Newborn

8.  Bridge program student holds a two-year college
degree, and is seeking advancement in their
profession by obtaining a four-year or graduate
degree.
 Duration of the Course
 The duration of the course shall be two academic
years. However, those with prior learning who
wish to enrol assessment of credentials and skills
will be made to establish the competency
according to school policy.

9.  The Bachelor of Science in Midwifery will best
prepare the student midwife through
extensive clinical practicum to face her
responsibilities in the care of mothers and
children; handling normal deliveries; early
detection of complications, early institution
of emergency measures in the absence of a
specialist and timely referral.

10. Proactive Midwives…
with core Knowledge, Skills and Attitude to
carry-out their scope of work through
efficient professional practice and a life
long passion for learning.
BEMONC
FP Services
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11.  Community Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health
& Nutrition Scale-up (CMSU)
 GOAL
▪ To enhance midwives’ clinical skills and organizational management
capacity towards expanding delivery of quality family planning and (FP)
and maternal, neonatal, child health and nutrition (MNCHN) services
 PROJECT OBJECTIVE
1. Improve the clinical skills and practices of midwives in crucial
FP/MNCHN services
2. Expand midwives’ service delivery capacity in order to increase families’
access to FP/MNCHN services
3. Strengthen midwives associations’ organizational and management
capacities

12. PRISM2
 Training of Private Midwives in RA 7392,
EINC, FPCBT level 1 & 2
 Areas: Cebu, Negros Occidental and Iloilo
 To have at least 11 Clinic per province to be
MCP accredited
 99 Service Providers

13. TOT on EINC (UNICEF)
 3 days training
 In collaboration with APSOM
 To train at least 1 faculty out of 261 SOM
 One year Project

14. FAMILY PLANNING HOTLINE
PRC / IMAP MonitoringVisit

15. Thank you