Ampofo D A, Nicholas D D, Amonoo-Acquah M B, Ofosu-Amaah S, Neumann A K
Trop Geogr Med. 1977 Jun;29(2):197-203.
Three quarters of deliveries in Ghana are still attended by untrained personnel, including traditional birth attendants (TBA's), and maternal mortality remains high. The Ministry of Health is exploring ways of improving this situation. Recently, training traditional birth attendants to improve maternal and child health practices and promote family planning has been considered. Most TBA's in rural Ghana are elderly illiterate farmers. The Danfa Project has identified and trained 57 of these TBA's with the objective of developing a programme that might be replicated elsewhere in the country. This paper describes the design of the programme and problems encountered and makes recommendations to others who may be considering similar programmes in other countries.
加纳四分之三的分娩仍由未经培训的人员接生，其中包括传统助产士，孕产妇死亡率依然很高。卫生部正在探索改善这种状况的方法。最近，有人考虑培训传统助产士以改善母婴健康护理实践并推广计划生育。加纳农村的大多数传统助产士都是年长的文盲农民。丹法项目已挑选并培训了57名这样的传统助产士，目标是制定一个可在该国其他地方推广的方案。本文描述了该方案的设计及遇到的问题，并向可能在其他国家考虑实施类似方案的人提出建议。
