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Evidence Guide: HLTAHW057 - Provide antenatal health care

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HLTAHW057 - Provide antenatal health care

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Completed
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Plan and deliver health care during pregnancy

  1. Take and document general, social and obstetric health history
  2. Identify signs and symptoms of pregnancy and calculate expected date of delivery
  3. Develop an antenatal care plan based on standard protocols and consultations with relevant health professionals
  4. Provide information to women on healthy living and maternal health risks
  5. Perform antenatal clinical assessments in line with standard protocols and client requirements in accordance with job role and legislative frameworks
  6. Provide information on safe birthing options, signs of labour, stages of labour, pain management techniques and family attendance at delivery
  7. Identify common conditions and potentially serious complications of pregnancy, provide advice, care and appropriate referrals
  8. Support women to attend appointments as per their antenatal care plan
  9. Practice within a multidisciplinary team to provide culturally appropriate support, services and care
Take and document general, social and obstetric health history

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify signs and symptoms of pregnancy and calculate expected date of delivery

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop an antenatal care plan based on standard protocols and consultations with relevant health professionals

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide information to women on healthy living and maternal health risks

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform antenatal clinical assessments in line with standard protocols and client requirements in accordance with job role and legislative frameworks

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide information on safe birthing options, signs of labour, stages of labour, pain management techniques and family attendance at delivery

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify common conditions and potentially serious complications of pregnancy, provide advice, care and appropriate referrals

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Support women to attend appointments as per their antenatal care plan

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Practice within a multidisciplinary team to provide culturally appropriate support, services and care

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitor and evaluate antenatal health care

  1. Monitor continuing antenatal care according to organisation procedures
  2. Regularly update information on obstetric history and antenatal care assessment at the planned birthing facility according to organisation procedures
  3. Review progress and outcomes in consultation with pregnant woman
  4. Maintain registers of women undergoing antenatal care according to organisation policies and procedures
  5. Keep schedules of participation in antenatal care and use to organise continuing care according to woman’s needs
  6. Organise and/or provide reminders, transport and other assistance to attend care according to women’s needs
  7. Provide supervision of other staff participating in provision of antenatal care
  8. Maintain referral and communication networks with medical staff, specialist obstetricians, midwives, allied health staff, birthing facility staff and female community Elders
  9. Keep statistics on attendance for antenatal care and birthing outcomes and use to evaluate maternal health programs
Monitor continuing antenatal care according to organisation procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regularly update information on obstetric history and antenatal care assessment at the planned birthing facility according to organisation procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review progress and outcomes in consultation with pregnant woman

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain registers of women undergoing antenatal care according to organisation policies and procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep schedules of participation in antenatal care and use to organise continuing care according to woman’s needs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organise and/or provide reminders, transport and other assistance to attend care according to women’s needs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide supervision of other staff participating in provision of antenatal care

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain referral and communication networks with medical staff, specialist obstetricians, midwives, allied health staff, birthing facility staff and female community Elders

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keep statistics on attendance for antenatal care and birthing outcomes and use to evaluate maternal health programs

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Plan and deliver health care during pregnancy

1.1 Take and document general, social and obstetric health history

1.2 Identify signs and symptoms of pregnancy and calculate expected date of delivery

1.3 Develop an antenatal care plan based on standard protocols and consultations with relevant health professionals

1.4 Provide information to women on healthy living and maternal health risks

1.5 Perform antenatal clinical assessments in line with standard protocols and client requirements in accordance with job role and legislative frameworks

1.6 Provide information on safe birthing options, signs of labour, stages of labour, pain management techniques and family attendance at delivery

1.7 Identify common conditions and potentially serious complications of pregnancy, provide advice, care and appropriate referrals

1.8 Support women to attend appointments as per their antenatal care plan

1.9 Practice within a multidisciplinary team to provide culturally appropriate support, services and care

2. Monitor and evaluate antenatal health care

2.1 Monitor continuing antenatal care according to organisation procedures

2.2 Regularly update information on obstetric history and antenatal care assessment at the planned birthing facility according to organisation procedures

2.3 Review progress and outcomes in consultation with pregnant woman

2.4 Maintain registers of women undergoing antenatal care according to organisation policies and procedures

2.5 Keep schedules of participation in antenatal care and use to organise continuing care according to woman’s needs

2.6 Organise and/or provide reminders, transport and other assistance to attend care according to women’s needs

2.7 Provide supervision of other staff participating in provision of antenatal care

2.8 Maintain referral and communication networks with medical staff, specialist obstetricians, midwives, allied health staff, birthing facility staff and female community Elders

2.9 Keep statistics on attendance for antenatal care and birthing outcomes and use to evaluate maternal health programs

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Plan and deliver health care during pregnancy

1.1 Take and document general, social and obstetric health history

1.2 Identify signs and symptoms of pregnancy and calculate expected date of delivery

1.3 Develop an antenatal care plan based on standard protocols and consultations with relevant health professionals

1.4 Provide information to women on healthy living and maternal health risks

1.5 Perform antenatal clinical assessments in line with standard protocols and client requirements in accordance with job role and legislative frameworks

1.6 Provide information on safe birthing options, signs of labour, stages of labour, pain management techniques and family attendance at delivery

1.7 Identify common conditions and potentially serious complications of pregnancy, provide advice, care and appropriate referrals

1.8 Support women to attend appointments as per their antenatal care plan

1.9 Practice within a multidisciplinary team to provide culturally appropriate support, services and care

2. Monitor and evaluate antenatal health care

2.1 Monitor continuing antenatal care according to organisation procedures

2.2 Regularly update information on obstetric history and antenatal care assessment at the planned birthing facility according to organisation procedures

2.3 Review progress and outcomes in consultation with pregnant woman

2.4 Maintain registers of women undergoing antenatal care according to organisation policies and procedures

2.5 Keep schedules of participation in antenatal care and use to organise continuing care according to woman’s needs

2.6 Organise and/or provide reminders, transport and other assistance to attend care according to women’s needs

2.7 Provide supervision of other staff participating in provision of antenatal care

2.8 Maintain referral and communication networks with medical staff, specialist obstetricians, midwives, allied health staff, birthing facility staff and female community Elders

2.9 Keep statistics on attendance for antenatal care and birthing outcomes and use to evaluate maternal health programs

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role.

There must be evidence that the candidate has:

provided antenatal care for at least five clients by:

undertaking comprehensive health checks specific to antenatal care for each client

documenting a general, social and obstetric health history

recognising and acting upon situations requiring immediate or urgent action

providing treatment, medicine and other health care services appropriate to antenatal health in a safe and effective manner and within guidelines

providing information, guidance and support to clients and their families with antenatal health issues

monitoring the outcomes of antenatal health care services and made any required revisions to services, care plans or information provided

liaising between service providers, individuals, families and community groups to support antenatal health

holistically evaluating impact and outcome of treatment on client’s physical, mental and emotional condition and behaviour

making timely and appropriate referrals, providing accurate and relevant details to clients and referral agencies

provided supervision for at least one other staff member providing antenatal health care

The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role.

This includes knowledge of:

organisation policies and procedures relating to client confidentiality

role of the Aboriginal Health Worker in counselling and health education

anatomy/physiology, pharmacology, pathology and basic microbiology relevant to pregnancy

microbiology relevant to antenatal health and prevention of infection or cross infection

nutritional needs of pregnant women

health conditions, obstetric problems and associated issues related to pregnancy

strategies to:

improve antenatal health in the community

address clients presenting with antenatal problems

coordinate provision of optimum level of maternal health service delivery

relevant assessment methods and use of associated equipment and testing procedures

relevant treatments, medicines and associated care services available

risks and contraindications associated with relevant treatments and medication.