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Reference Manual<br />
Prevent tetanus<br />
• Tetanus toxoid (TT). Provide TT if a dose is due <strong>and</strong> remind<br />
women to keep the TT cards <strong>and</strong> vaccinations up to date.<br />
.<br />
Counsel on nutrition<br />
• Advise the woman to eat a greater amount<br />
<strong>and</strong> variety of healthy foods, such as meat,<br />
fish, oils, nuts, seeds, cereals, beans,<br />
vegetables, cheese, <strong>and</strong> milk, to help her<br />
feel well <strong>and</strong> strong (give examples of types<br />
of food <strong>and</strong> how much to eat).<br />
• Reassure the mother that she can eat any<br />
normal foods; these will not harm the<br />
breastfeeding baby.<br />
• Spend more time on nutrition counseling with very thin women <strong>and</strong> adolescents.<br />
• Determine if there are important taboos about foods which are nutritionally healthy.<br />
Advise the woman against these taboos.<br />
• Talk to family members, such as the partner <strong>and</strong> mother-in-law, to encourage them to<br />
help ensure the woman eats enough <strong>and</strong> avoids hard physical work.<br />
• Remind the woman <strong>and</strong> her family that a<br />
breastfeeding woman needs to eat extra. In<br />
order to eat enough for herself <strong>and</strong> to<br />
produce enough milk, she should ideally eat<br />
five to seven times a day. If possible, she<br />
should try to eat smaller quantities of food at<br />
more frequent intervals during the day. In<br />
low-resource settings in developing countries<br />
where women eat less frequently, she should<br />
take at least one extra meal a day.<br />
• A breastfeeding woman needs to drink a lot. She should try<br />
to drink something after every time her baby breastfeeds.<br />
<strong>Integrated</strong> maternal <strong>and</strong> newborn care<br />
<strong>Basic</strong> skills course<br />
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