ROLE AND INTEGRATION WITH ANM

Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) will Guide ASHA in performing following activities:

Ø She will hold weekly / fortnightly meeting with ASHA and discuss the activities undertaken during the week / fortnight. She will guide her in case ASHA had encountered any problem during the performance of her activity.

Ø AWWs and ANMs will act as a resource person for the training of ASHA.

Ø ANMs will inform ASHA regarding date and time of the outreach session and will also guide her for bringing the beneficiary to the outreach session.

Ø ANM will participate & guide in organizing the Health Days at AWC.

Ø She will take help of ASHA in updating eligible couple register of the village concerned.

Ø She will utilize ASHA in motivating the pregnant women for coming to sub centre for initial checkups. She will also help ANMs in bringing married couples to sub centres for adopting family planning.

Ø ANM will guide ASHA in motivating pregnant women for taking full course of IFA Tablets and TT Injections etc.

Ø ANMs will orient ASHA on the dose schedule and side affects of oral pills.

Ø ANMs will educate ASHA on danger signs of pregnancy and labour so that she can timely identify and help beneficiary in getting further treatment.

Ø ANMs will inform ASHA on date, time and place for initial and periodic training schedule. She will also ensure that during the training ASHA gets the compensation for performance and also TA/DA for attending the training.