Capacity building of Birth Preparedness Schools of Issyk-Kul oblastGulnara Shabdanbekova, Instructor of Birth Preparedness School

under Issyk-Kul Oblast Family Medicine Center

Bishkek, 2015

Objective of the Project

To improve the quality of services for pregnant women, their families by building capacity of instructors of Birth preparedness schools of Issyk-Kul oblast, developing training materials and active involvement of the population and other sector players in Mother and Child Health

Activities

Training of providers and share experience of BPS not only in Issyk-Kul oblast , but also other regions of KR

Methodological work Survey and expertise Improvement of infrastructure and facilities of BPS,

opening of new BPS PR- activities (raising awareness about BPS among

population, communities and key decision makers) Own capacity building and retraining

Achievements (1) Birth Preparedness Schools (Schools) are integrated

into existing health organizations of the Issyk-Kul oblast

Schools are financed by health organizations and have paid rate for an instructor

Schools have positive image and demand for birth preparedness services is increasing (behavior is changing)

BPS are client oriented via: right to choose an instructor, type of course, time, and open door policy

Project experience is actively shared in other regions of the country

Achievements (2)

Standardized monthly reporting of school Interaction between instructors of other health

organizations to exchange experience Due to lobby for Schools, infrastructure is

improving, new school are opening and this ensures access of pregnant women and their partners to antenatal services

Instructors improved their training skills 3 new BPS opened in Ton, Issyk-Kul and Tup

rayons of Issyk-Kul oblast

Birth Preparedness Classes

PR-activities (Promotion of BPS among the population)

Challenges

Establish network of BPS in Issyk-Kul oblast BPS Initiative Support Fund (donor funds, charity, paid

services, etc.), and Fund to Support Socially Vulnerable Women

Expand package of BPS services (School of Mothers (postpartum care), fitness, partnership in deliveries, etc.)

Develop quality standards of BPS services; Lobby to include in undergraduate education (medical

colleges) 20-hour training module “Preparation of pregnant women for birth” and pilot it in Karakol Medical College named after I.Akhunbaev