The Community Midwifery module equips learners with a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, principles, and approaches of primary health care as they apply to midwifery practice within community settings. It provides learners with the knowledge and skills required to apply primary health care principles and relevant theoretical frameworks in promoting, maintaining, and improving the health and well-being of women, newborns, families, and communities.
The module emphasizes community-based maternal and newborn care, health promotion, disease prevention, and the provision of culturally responsive, evidence-based midwifery services across the continuum of care. It enables learners to assess community health needs, plan and implement appropriate interventions, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and engage communities in addressing priority reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health issues. By the end of the module, learners will be prepared to deliver safe, holistic, family-centered, and community-oriented midwifery care while contributing to improved maternal and newborn health outcomes.