MAUREEN CHABALA
Kafue,Zambia
Summary
Dynamic Nurse Midwife with extensive experience at the Ministry of Health, excelling in prenatal education and maternal health monitoring. Proven ability to develop individualized birth plans and facilitate community support, ensuring optimal outcomes for diverse patient populations. Skilled in electronic fetal monitoring and collaborative teamwork, dedicated to promoting healthy pregnancies and postpartum care.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Nurse midwife
Ministry of health
KAFUE
12.2002 - Current
- Provided comprehensive prenatal care to diverse patient populations.
- Conducted thorough assessments and evaluations for labor and delivery readiness.
- Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop individualized birth plans.provide family planning services to women of childbearing age to avoid unplanned pregnancy and promote healthy.
- Educated patients on childbirth options, breastfeeding, and postpartum care.
- Monitored maternal and fetal health during labor and delivery processes.
- Facilitated patient support groups to promote mental well-being during pregnancy.
- Assisted in emergency situations, implementing protocols for maternal safety.
- Documented patient progress and care plans in electronic health records system.
- Performed basic physical assessments of newborns and infants.
- Cared for newborns after delivery including administering medication or vaccines if required.
- Participated in labor and delivery of newborns.
- Performed ultrasounds, fetal heart rate monitoring, and other tests.
- Educated patients on postpartum health maintenance and contraception options.
- Provided postpartum follow-up care for both mother and baby.
Education
Certificate - Enrolled Midwife
St Francis School of Nursing And Midwifery
06.2014 - 08.2025
Some College (No Degree) - Diploma in Nursing
St Francis School of Nursing And Midwifery
Katete, Zambia Skills
- Patient assessment
- Prenatal education
- Birth plan development
- Maternal health monitoring
- Emergency protocols
- Electronic health records
- Postpartum care
- Team collaboration
- Community support facilitation
- Labor and delivery management
- Antepartum care
- Collaborative teamwork
- Breastfeeding support
- Cultural history
- Maternal health promotion
- Electronic fetal monitoring
- Professionalism and ethics
- Intrapartum care
- Newborn assessment
- Obstetric emergency response
- Family planning counseling
- Clinical decision making
- Advanced fetal monitoring
- Gynecological exams
- Postpartum care expertise
- Neonatal resuscitation
- Childbirth preparation classes
- Infant resuscitation
- Postnatal depression support
- Birth planning
- Maternal health education
- High-risk pregnancy care
- Pain management strategies
- Family planning advice
- STD prevention and treatment
- Fetal monitoring
- Prenatal nutrition
- Prenatal care
- Antenatal screening
- Perineal suturing
- Nutrition counseling
- Group prenatal care
- Uterine massage
- Twins and multiples care
- Pelvic floor exercises
- Obstetric ultrasound
- Contraceptive counseling
- Postnatal care
- Decision-making
- Documentation maintenance
- Multitasking Abilities
- Perineal care
- Preventative healthcare
- Physical examination
- Medical record-keeping
- Problem-solving
Timeline
Certificate - Enrolled Midwife
St Francis School of Nursing And Midwifery
06.2014 - 08.2025
Nurse midwife
Ministry of health
12.2002 - Current
Some College (No Degree) - Diploma in Nursing
St Francis School of Nursing And Midwifery
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