Antenatal
All ANC women stated they instinctively knew when something was wrong
with their baby through the way the fetus moves. None of the women in
the ANC said they monitored FMs by means of writing down or counting.
‘I don’t monitor; I just know when something is wrong. I
recognize every change.’ (Antenatal)
Nearly all staff responded that they ‘almost always ’ or
‘often’ assess FMs when assessing women in the clinic, on
admission and during labor (table 2). However, answers were variable
during interviews and FGDs: the two nurses in the regular ANC said they
always assessed FMs, and staff in the obstetric clinic stated they
assessed FMs only if there was a complaint from the mother. Yet, the
majority of women (13/18, 72%) told they were never asked about FMs at
the ANC clinics of MMH.