Farzana Yari
Vancouver,WA
Summary
Midwifery professional with experience in home health and community birth settings. Provides patient education, labor support, and postpartum follow-up. Delivers calm counseling, nutrition guidance, and breastfeeding support to improve maternal and newborn outcomes.
Overview
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Work History
Home Health Midwife
Esteqlal Hospital
Kabul, Afghanistan
2021 - 2024
- Supported pregnant women and families with antenatal care, including maternal and fetal health monitoring.
- Delivered antenatal care for pregnant women and families, monitoring maternal and fetal health.
- Guided mothers on nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle habits to promote healthier pregnancies.
- Provided nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle counseling for mothers during pregnancy.
- Explained maternity procedures to patients and families using calm, clear communication.
- Taught patients about nutrition and healthy habits and encouraged participation in care decisions.
- Counseled mothers on contraception use, lactation guidance, and stress control.
- Advised mothers on contraception, lactation support, and stress management strategies.
- Administered medications prescribed by physicians to manage pain relief and facilitate labor induction.
- Administered physician-ordered medications for pain relief or labor induction.
- Conducted follow-up visits with postpartum mothers to assess recovery and provide ongoing support.
- Tracked postpartum recovery through follow-up visits with mothers after delivery.
- Postpartum follow-up visits supported healing progress for recovering mothers.
- Assessed newborns immediately after delivery through routine health checks.
- Completed routine newborn checks after delivery to assess overall health status.
- Routine newborn assessments provided timely review of health status after delivery.
- Showed new parents infant care techniques, including swaddling and diapering.
- Trained new parents on infant care skills such as swaddling and diapering.
- Infant care teaching improved new parent confidence with swaddling and diapering.
- Improved newborn outcomes and parent bonding by teaching breastfeeding and infant care.
- Supported newborn health and parent bonding through breastfeeding and infant care instruction.
- Breastfeeding guidance supported better newborn outcomes and stronger mother-infant bonding.
- Clear maternity education improved patient and family understanding of care procedures.
- Pregnancy counseling supported healthier nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle choices for mothers.
- Antenatal care strengthened monitoring of maternal and fetal health for pregnant women and families.
- Health education encouraged informed patient participation in nutrition and wellness decisions.
- Contraception, lactation, and stress guidance improved maternal support after birth.
Midwife
Hayat-e-Naveen Foundation
Kabul, Afghanistan
2018 - 2020
- Monitored labor progress to ensure safe deliveries in community health settings.
- Helped deliver newborns through natural childbirth or cesarean section procedure.
- Checked laboring women for progress of labor using physical examination techniques.
- Educated mothers on prenatal care, birth preparation, and newborn hygiene to promote healthy outcomes.
- Assisted pregnant women during antenatal visits at Hayat-e-Naveen Foundation clinics.
- Prepared delivery equipment and maintained sterile maternity rooms.
- Recorded patient histories, vital signs, and birth notes in clinical registers.
- Collaborated with community health programs to raise awareness of birthing methods and enhance family education.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Midwifery
Razi Institute of Higher Education
Kabul, Afghanistan02-2020
Certificate - Women's Leadership Development
Aptech Afghanistan Institute of Education
Kabal, Afghanistan11-2017
Skills
- Antenatal care
- Labor support
- Medication administration
- Postpartum care
- Breastfeeding support
- Contraceptive counseling
- Nutrition counseling
- Patient education
- Family planning advice
- Preconception counseling
- Home birth assistance
- Labor coaching
- Traditional midwifery practices
- Effective communication
- Cultural competence
- Professional conduct
Languages
Dari
Native/ Bilingual
Farsi
Professional
Pashto
Elementary
English
Elementary
Timeline
Home Health Midwife
Esteqlal Hospital
2021 - 2024
Midwife
Hayat-e-Naveen Foundation
2018 - 2020
Bachelor of Science - Midwifery
Razi Institute of Higher Education
Certificate - Women's Leadership Development
Aptech Afghanistan Institute of Education