PHCC introduces midwife-led clinics in health centres – The Peninsula

PHCC introduces midwife-led clinics in health centres – The Peninsula

In line with achieving national strategic health goals, the Primary Health care Corporation (PHCC) has announced that 10 of its health centers will have midwife-led clinics.

The midwifery-led services aimed at normalising pregnancy and birth in accordance with the Qatar National Health Strategy’s (NHS 2018-2022) focus on healthy women leading to healthy pregnancies.

The clinics to provide midwifery services to low risk women during the antenatal period and during the postpartum period.

PHCC on its website said that the midwifery-led clinics will operate at Al Wakra, Al Thumama, Omar Bin Al Khattab, West Bay, Al Gharafa, Qatar University, Leabaib, Al Waab, Al Wajba, and Abu Bakr Al Siddiq health centers.

At present license of 10 midwives working at PHCC was approved by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH)’s Medical Licensing Department, after the completion of required training required at the Women’s Wellness and Research Center (WWRC).

PHCC has emphasised that the number of midwives and health centres that provide this service will be gradually increased in the near future to provide integrated health care to pregnant women in cases of low-risk pregnancies.

“The midwife clinic is one of the main pillars that help achieve the national strategic goal Healthy Women, aiming for healthy pregnancies,” said PHCC.

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