Traditional Midwives
In Indonesia, where a large percentage of the population lives in niral areas, the
traditional nidwife or dukun is essential in the field of obstetrices, Means to further her
knowledge and improve her skills so
that the population at large may benefit are
discussed. Indonesia consists of more than
3000 islands. The population is 136.6
milion with an annual growth rate of 2.4g.
The birth rate is between 30-40/1000;
51.5% of the population is under 20.
Average life expectancy is 50 years;
the infant mortality rate is 137/1000. 196
of the population is urban; 809% is rural,
There are 11,000 people per doctor.
There are 14,500 midwives and 150,000
traditional midwives called "dukuns Of the
traditional midwives, 130,000 have
completed a course in sepsis and asepsis,
which gave the technical knowledge to handle certain complications in pregnancy during labor
and the puerperium. Kits are supplied by UNICEF to the dukun who has completed the course.
Most births are home deliveries. In Jakarta, 40% deliveries are by dukuns 20% are by midwives
or auxiliary midwives. The art of communication is better managed by traditional midwives who
live in the same region with the people they serve. There are about 7000 Maternity and Child
Health centers where antenatad care is carried out by midwives. Normal deliveries are attended
by the midwives. The duties and tasks of the midwives were outlied by the 7th National
Congress of the Indonesian Midwives Association in June, 1975 which recommended that
midwives should supervise care of lactating mothers and children up to age 5.
Activity 1
1.1. Find the main idea of the text above
Main idea
In Indonesia, where a large percentage of the population lives in niral areas, the traditional
nidwife or dukun is essential in the field of obstetrices, Means to further her knowledge and
improve her skills so that the population at large may benefit are discussed......................
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1.1. Choose the best answer by giving the cross mark in the letter T if the statement is true
and the letter F if the statement is false.
X Ray : sinar x (T/F)
Sore throat : Sakit tenggorokan (T/F)
Specialist : ilmuan (T/F)
Stiches : Jahitan (T/F)
Stomachache : radang perut (T/F)
Stress : gila (T/F)
Surgery : Pembedahan, operasi (T/F)
Nurse : Suster (T/F)
Swollen : Bengkak (T/F)
Symptom : Gejala (T/F)
1.2. Complete the paragraph with the word's given
The first 24 hours after (1) Awakens are the most important, although (2) a head injury
effects may appear much later. (3) it is important that a responsible person (4) for the patient
every 2 hours (5) After the first 24 hours and watches for the following symptoms. If any of
these occurs, call your doctor or returm to the emergency department .
awakens
after
It is
a head injury
for
