Learning Outcomes

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

• Describe the risks to the woman, the fetus and the newborn of malaria, anaemia and urinary tract infections (UTIs) in pregnancy. 
• Advise pregnant women and their male partners how to prevent malaria, anaemia and UTIs from occurring. 
• Identify the signs and symptoms of malaria in the pregnant woman, and know how to manage malaria in pregnancy and when to refer the woman to a health facility. 
• Identify the signs and symptoms of anaemia in the pregnant woman, and know how to manage anaemia in pregnancy and when to refer the woman to a health facility. 
• Identify and distinguish between the signs and symptoms of infections of the bladder and infections of the kidneys during pregnancy, manage mild UTIs in pregnancy with oral medicine and know when to refer a woman with persistent infection to a health facility.