MNMC Midwife case studies
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) is the statutory regulator for nursing and midwifery in Nigeria. It was established by Decree No. 89, 1979, now known as the Nursing and Midwifery (Registration etc) Act, Cap. N143, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, and operates as a category B parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Health. The MNMC Midwife case studies are 5 cases and about 3,293 words.
1Signing Off a Student Midwife Under Pressure
At a rural midwifery program, a preceptor has supervised a third-year student for six weeks. The student has completed 9 of the 10 required observed births; the tenth record describes a birth she watched through a window during an emergency transfer and did not attend.
684 words, about 3 min2Oxytocin Hyperstimulation at a Remote Midwife-Led Unit
At a freestanding midwife-led unit 45 minutes by road from the obstetric hospital, a nulliparous woman at 41+2 is in spontaneous labour. At 5 cm, oxytocin is started at 2 mU/min because contractions are 2 in 10 and membranes are intact.
666 words, about 3 min3Confidential Antenatal Care for a 15-Year-Old
A community midwife sees a 15-year-old at 13 weeks gestation. She attends alone, asks for confidentiality, and says her 22-year-old boyfriend will support her.
646 words, about 3 min4Using Audit Data to Improve Respectful Maternity Care
A district hospital midwifery unit has 1,400 births a year. A six-month audit shows primary caesarean birth at 28 percent (regional 18 percent), episiotomy at 34 percent among nulliparous women (target below 20 percent), and skin-to-skin contact within five minutes at 41 percent.
663 words, about 3 min5Recognising Maternal Sepsis on a Home Visit
On a day-four postnatal home visit, a woman who had a spontaneous vaginal birth at 39 weeks has a temperature of 38.4 C, pulse 118, respiratory rate 24, BP 104/62, and oxygen saturation 96 percent. Her uterus is tender, lochia is offensive, and the perineal repair is intact.
634 words, about 3 min