Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) Positioning on Strengthening Partnership with Midwives
Abstract: Background of this
research was the still high number of infant mortality and high use of
Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs). The This study aims aimed to determine
TBAs positioning on the effort of strengthening partnership with midwives. A
number of pregnant women, TBAs, and midwives become became informants, through
in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The results showed positioning
TBAs still needed with different roles but side by side with midwife role, used
by primi and multi pregnant women before and during pregnancy, during and after
birth. The requirement forrequirement for TBAs was derived from parents as a
cultural heritage, whereas the requirement for midwife obtained was from formal
and non- formal information. The TBAs services toward maintain family health
care including include cultural events. The midwife is givingserved
professional servicescare. The partnership includes clients registration,
motivation, abnormalities early detection. There has had been an unwritten
financing unwritten agreement. The TBAs midwife partnership needs to be
strengthened through legislation and , communication to diverse audiences in
order to form the right positioning.
Keywords: positioning, TBAs,
midwife, partnership
Author: Tuti Surtimanah, Yanti
Herawati
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170085
