Statistics
How many nurses work on the Maternity and Neonatal unit during any given shift at JNF?
3
2 Maternity
1 Neonatal
What is the most typical thing that a midwife does?
-deliver babies
-assist in the birthing process
What is a partograph?
Is a useful tool for monitoring the progress of labour
Name one place that midwives cannot deliver babies in St. Kitts
Anywhere other than a hospital
What was the total number of admissions at the JNF Maternity Unit in 2024?
485 Admissions
Do midwives provide care for post-menopausal women?
Yes
What is a Partograph used to monitor during labour?
Progress of Labour
Maternal Well-being
Fetal Well-being
How long does it take to complete the Post Basic Midwifery Programme in St. Kitts?
18 Months or 1.5 Years
What was the total number of HTLV patients admitted to JNF Maternity Unit in 2024?
9
As a Midwife, we use this tool to record labour and plot progress.
Partograpgh
What Symbol is used on a partograph to symbolize dilation and descent?
X Dilation
O Descent
Which type of midwife has to pass a midwifery exam to begin practicing?
All of them!
What was the total number of deliveries for 2024 at the JNF Maternity Ward?
408 Deliveries
True/False? Midwives do not deliver Postnatal care.
False
When in labour is a partograph started?
4cm dilated and 3 contractions every 10 minutes.
Can midwives deliver a baby or babies in a high risk pregnancy by themselves?
No, another doctor or physician would have to oversee the delivery
What were the top 5 diagnoses of the JNF Maternity Unit in 2024?
Established Labour
Abdominal Pains
Rupture of Membranes
Induction of Labour
Elective CS
Midwives pay an additional registration fee in St. Kitts/Nevis? True/False and How much is that fee?
True
$50
5 conditions that DO NOT NEED the use of partograph?
Antepartum Hemmorrhage, Severe Preeclampsia and eclampsia, Fetal Distress, Previous CS, Multiple Pregnancy, Malpresentation, Very Premature Baby (Labour), Obvious Obstruction of Labour
What is the percentage of Deliveries at JNF done by Midwives?
The greater or larger percentage.