GLORIA KAMALU

Registered Nurse Midwife

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE BOARD

LAGOS, LAGOS NIGERIA

02.2013 - 08.2018

Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient and attending to baby after birth.
Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
Scheduled follow-up visits and instructed care for new mothers for weeks immediately following childbirth.
Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
Liaised with members of healthcare team to assess and coordinate patient discharge planning needs.
Completed comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs to identify outcomes, establish care plans, monitor progress and modify care plan.
Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
Monitored labs, examined ultrasounds and informed mothers on what to expect in stages of pregnancy.
Collected biological samples from patients, checked pulses, monitored temperatures and assessed blood pressure to keep close eye on changing maternal conditions.
Examined and monitored over IOO pregnant women per year.
Helped mothers handle realities of labor, childbirth and postpartum recovery through proactive preparation and education.
Educated patients and family members regarding prenatal, postpartum or interconception care.
Monitored fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements and estimating fetal size and weight.
Identified complications in pregnant women or laboring mothers and notified medical doctors to obtain speedy and effective care.
Assessed individual patient conditions, monitored behaviors and administered medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labor.
Identified high-risk pregnancies and educated pregnant women on gynecological healthcare.
Assisted parents in coping with miscarriages, termination, stillbirths and neonatal deaths.

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