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Table 2 Levels of community health practice, possible care <strong>and</strong> services <strong>and</strong> staff <strong>in</strong>volved<br />

Level Possible care <strong>and</strong> service <strong>in</strong> the community Staff<br />

Home-based Normal delivery by skilled birth attendant <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g basic<br />

obstetric <strong>and</strong> newborn care, <strong>and</strong> referral if needed<br />

Family plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Commodity distribution (e.g. condoms, other<br />

contraceptives, <strong>in</strong>secticide-treated bednets (ITNs)<br />

<strong>Health</strong> education dur<strong>in</strong>g pregnancy (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g sexual &<br />

reproductive health education) & birth preparation<br />

Postpartum/postnatal care <strong>for</strong> mother & baby<br />

Identify<strong>in</strong>g/referr<strong>in</strong>g newborn illness<br />

Resident <strong>in</strong> community<br />

Outreach<br />

Normal delivery by skilled birth attendant <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g basic<br />

obstetric <strong>and</strong> newborn care, <strong>and</strong> referral if needed<br />

Antenatal care, vacc<strong>in</strong>ation<br />

Family plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Diagnosis <strong>and</strong> treatment of sexually transmitted <strong>in</strong>fections<br />

(STIs)<br />

Commodity distribution (e.g. condoms, other<br />

contraceptives, ITNs)<br />

<strong>Health</strong> education dur<strong>in</strong>g pregnancy (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g sexual &<br />

reproductive health education)& birth preparation<br />

Postpartum/postnatal care <strong>for</strong> mother & baby<br />

Identify<strong>in</strong>g/referr<strong>in</strong>g newborn illness<br />

Visit<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Public, private & NGO<br />

With the possible addition of:<br />

<strong>Health</strong> facility<br />

(Aid Post or<br />

Cl<strong>in</strong>ic)<br />

Normal delivery by skilled birth attendant <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g basic<br />

obstetric <strong>and</strong> newborn care<br />

Basic emergency obstetric care <strong>and</strong> referral<br />

Basic emergency newborn care <strong>and</strong> referral<br />

Voluntary counsell<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> test<strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong> HIV <strong>and</strong> prevention<br />

of parent to child transmission (PPTCT)<br />

Antenatal care<br />

Postpartum/postnatal care <strong>for</strong> mother & baby<br />

Community-Managed <strong>Maternal</strong> <strong>and</strong> Newborn Care<br />

CMMNC<br />

Referral <strong>for</strong> abortion if legal<br />

*See Glossary <strong>for</strong> def<strong>in</strong>itions of all acronyms<br />

Facility based<br />

Public , private, NGO,<br />

franchise<br />

Service availability is dependent on size of the community, its location <strong>and</strong> status. Table 3<br />

outl<strong>in</strong>es different types of health facilities <strong>and</strong> their features that have relevance <strong>for</strong><br />

community health.<br />

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