Antenatal
All ANC women stated they instinctively knew when something was wrong with their baby through the way the fetus moves. None of the women in the ANC said they monitored FMs by means of writing down or counting.
‘I don’t monitor; I just know when something is wrong. I recognize every change.’ (Antenatal)
Nearly all staff responded that they ‘almost always ’ or ‘often’ assess FMs when assessing women in the clinic, on admission and during labor (table 2). However, answers were variable during interviews and FGDs: the two nurses in the regular ANC said they always assessed FMs, and staff in the obstetric clinic stated they assessed FMs only if there was a complaint from the mother. Yet, the majority of women (13/18, 72%) told they were never asked about FMs at the ANC clinics of MMH.