My name is H. Gunasoma. I am a public health midwife (PHM) in the Nuwara Eliya District, Rikillagaskada MOH (Medical Officer of Health) area. My area of work is Hanguranketha. In this area there was a child of 2 and a half years. As a baby the child’s weight was normal but with time he started to lose weight and became underweight. I asked the mother what was happening. She told me her husband drinks alcohol and because of that …
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I am a public health midwife (PHM) at the Madirigiriya MOH office in Polonnaruwa. There was a successful change in society once discussions regarding drug prevention began at maternal clinics and parenting sessions. I will describe one family whom I was directly involved with. One pregnant mother often tells me that her husband takes alcohol. Although she did not find this a problem, she disliked it. She requested my help to stop it. When I inquired about the husband, she …
I am a public health midwife (PHM) at the Thamankaduwa MOH office in Polonnaruwa. There was one pregnant mother who disliked my visits to the house. This was because of her father-in-law consuming alcohol and being a nuisance to everyone in the family. I was told how he tends to act violently by attacking the family members and talking in filth. One morning, I decided to go to this house regardless of the environment that was explained to me. No …
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