Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Say why it is important to gain the trust and confidence of a woman who comes to you for antenatal care, and give an example of how you can keep or lose her trust. 
• Distinguish between the possible, probable and positive signs of pregnancy, and decide whether a woman is possibly or probably pregnant, based on fictional case studies. 
• Ask clear, accessible questions to help you get information about possible pregnancy symptoms, or common risk factors that might affect the health of a pregnant woman or her baby. 
• Identify the serious risk factors that would make it advisable for a woman to give birth in a health facility rather than at home.