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    Practices of Traditional Birth Attendants in Machakos District, Kenya

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    Date
    2011
    Author
    Kaingu, Catherine Kaluwa
    Oduma, Jemimah Achieng
    Kanui, Titus I.
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    Abstract
    Ethnopharmacological relevance: The aim of the study was to document TBAs practices as well as the indigenous herbal remedies they use to manage pre, intra and post partum complications in a rural Kenyan community. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted on practicing TBAs and their clients living in the study area. Data was collected using structured questionnaires and interviews. Focused group discussions were held with the TBAs to supplement the interviews and questionnaire survey. Results: Two hundred TBAs and 20 clients were interviewed. The majority of the TBAs were females 75% of them having attended to over 200 pregnant women over a period of 5 years and above compared to only 6% of the males. A total of 10 pregnancy related complications and symptoms including threatened abortion, labor complications, post partum hemorrhage and retained after birth were recorded. Fifty five plant species most of them belonging to Euphorbiaceae family were identified for the management of the complications. Conclusion: Traditional Birth Attendants still have a role to play in assisting pregnant women in rural communities. Their knowledge on herbal medicines is equally important and should be preserved for posterity.
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    http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10149
    Citation
    Journal of Ethnopharmacology 137 (2011) 495– 502
    Publisher
    Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology, University of Nairobi
    Subject
    Traditional Birth Attendants
    Medicinal plants
    Pregnancy complications
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