Anemia A Guide for Community Health Workers: This module describes anemia and explains the causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. It also describes sources of iron; recommended daily allowances for iron; the effect of pregnancy, vegetarianism and birth control pills on iron absorption; and the danger of too much iron.

Living a Healthy Lifestyle During Pregnancy — Information for Community Health Workers: This module describes a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy, antenatal care for mother and baby, managing gastrointestinal symptoms, and appropriate weight gain.

 

Introduction to Parenting

 

Before Pregnancy The module explains what women can do to make sure pregnancies are planned and healthy and covers the development of a reproductive life plan, birth control and family planning, and how a woman’s health conditions, risk factors, diet and medicines can affect her unborn child.

 

Introduction to Pregnant Now Introduction to Pregnant Now provides general information on what happens after a woman becomes pregnant: what she should do, what kind of tests she and the baby will need and what happens if problems arise.

 

Labor and Delivery, Introduction The module serves as an introduction to the topic by giving guidelines to expectant mothers on what to expect, covers false labor, signs and stages of labor and presents an overview of pain management techniques, cesarean delivery and more.

 

Living a Healthy Lifestyle During Pregnancy A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes healthy prenatal practices and exercise during pregnancy, including weight gain and appropriate nutrition.

Living a Healthy Lifestyle During Pregnancy
— Information for Community Health Workers

 

Family planning A Guide for General Audiences: This module defines family planning, its purpose, its effect on the health of mothers and their offspring and family planning options.

Planificación Familiar (Spanish)

 

Fistula (Obstetric) Obstetric Fistula is an abnormal connection between two parts inside the body--such as vessels, intestine (bowel), and the vagina or other structures--and the skin. This module describes Obstetric Fistula, looks at risk factors, symptoms, complications, diagnosis and treatment of the condition.

Fístula obstétrica (Spanish) La fístula obstétrica es una conexión anormal entre dos partes internas del cuerpo - como vasos, intestino grueso (colon), y las estructuras vagina u otras - y la piel. Este módulo describe la fístula obstétrica, analiza los factores de riesgo, síntomas, complicaciones, diagnóstico y tratamiento de la enfermedad.

Fistule obstétricale (French)

 

Gestational diabetes A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes gestational diabetes and explains its causes, risks and effects on an unborn child.

Healthy practices during pregnancy A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes a healthy lifestyle during pregnancy, prenatal care for mother and baby, diet, appropriate weight gain and more.

 

Menopause A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes menopause, perimenopause, symptoms of menopause, effects of menopause on health, early menopause.

 

Menstrual Irregularities (Express module) A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes menstruation, menstrual cycles, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding.

Irregularidades Menstruales (Modulo Expreso) (Spanish)

 

Menstruation and the menstrual cycle A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes menstruation, menstrual cycles, common problems association with menstruation, premenstrual syndrome, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and abnormal uterine bleeding.

 

Osteoporosis

Ovarian Cancer (Express module) A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes the ovaries, ovarian cancer, risk factors, detection and diagnosis, staging, treatment options, active surveillance and follow-up care.

Cáncer de Ovario (Modulo Expreso) (Spanish)

 

Postpartum Depression

Pregnancy complications: A Guide for General Audiences: This module is specifically targeted to general audiences and includes information about health problems before and after pregnancy.

Complicaciones del Embarazo (Modulo Expreso) (Spanish)

 

Pregnancy induced hypertension This module describes blood pressure, its levels and types; hypertension and its signs, diagnosis and treatment; risk factors; and possible consequences for the mother, which include damage to kidneys and other organs, life-threatening preeclampsia and eclampsia; and early delivery and low birth weight for the baby.

Problems During Childbirth (Express module) A Guide for General Audiences: This module describes problems during pregnancy, including preterm labor, umbilical cord problems and improper positioning of the baby and birth injuries. The causes, symptoms and risk factor are provided for each of these problems.

Problemas durante el Parto (Modulo Expreso) (Spanish)

 

Reproductive health and pregnancy

Urinary tract problems: Urinary tract infections (UTI) and
urinary incontinence (UI)

Violence Against Women