{"id":276969,"date":"2026-03-14T15:30:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T15:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/?p=276969"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:33:25","slug":"midwife-ultrasound-training-new-window-pregnancy-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/midwife-ultrasound-training-new-window-pregnancy-care\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Window Into Pregnancy Care: A Midwife\u2019s Ultrasound Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"458\" data-end=\"725\">My recent training on Point-of-Care Ultrasound has been a very meaningful step in improving the care I provide to mothers and babies. Before this training, many assessments during pregnancy relied mainly on physical examination and the mother\u2019s clinical presentation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"1027\">Learning how to use ultrasound has opened a new window that allows me to see what is happening inside the uterus more clearly. It helps in determining the baby\u2019s gestational age, presentation and position, and overall well-being. It also helps us identify potential complications earlier than before.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1029\" data-end=\"1275\">I believe this new knowledge and these new skills will greatly strengthen my work as a midwife. With ultrasound, I can make more informed decisions, provide better guidance to expectant mothers, and refer complicated cases in time when necessary.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1409\">Most importantly, ultrasound gives mothers reassurance and a better understanding of the condition of their babies during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1609\">I look forward to using this knowledge to improve maternal and newborn health in our community and to continue learning so that every mother who comes to our facility receives safe and quality care.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1647\"><strong data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1647\">A very big thank you to WoTW\u2013US.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/3-14-26-susan-1.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;WOTW Ultrasound Training in Gulu&#8221; title_text=&#8221;3-14-26-susan-1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;font-style:italic;\t&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;font\t-style:italic;\t&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Emily scanning<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][difl_packerygallery gallery=&#8221;276968,276966,276965,276964&#8243; space_between=&#8221;10px&#8221; use_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; overlay=&#8221;on&#8221; overlay_primary=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; overlay_secondary=&#8221;#000000&#8243; show_caption=&#8221;on&#8221; content_position=&#8221;c4-layout-bottom-center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; caption_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; caption_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/difl_packerygallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50%&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;float:left;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My recent training on Point-of-Care Ultrasound has been a very meaningful step in improving the care I provide to mothers and babies. Before this training, many assessments during pregnancy relied mainly on physical examination and the mother\u2019s clinical presentation.  <a href=\"https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/midwife-ultrasound-training-new-window-pregnancy-care\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" admin_label=\"section\" _builder_version=\"4.25.0\" custom_padding=\"0px||||false|false\" locked=\"off\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row admin_label=\"row\" _builder_version=\"4.27.5\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||false|false\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" custom_padding=\"|||\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Text\" _builder_version=\"4.27.5\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" custom_margin=\"||0px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"0px||||false|false\" hover_enabled=\"0\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" sticky_enabled=\"0\"]<p>As I embark on my journey of Point of Care Ultrasound, I am very humbled for this opportunity that was given to me right from the online theoretical part to the physical sessions with the trainers. I had a hard time relating to the online training due to little knowledge. But when the trainers came around it was more or less the best moment for me because it felt like my mind was opened with just a click or like a radio station was tuned to a proper channel.<\/p>\n<p>The practicum was a wonderful time for me because I put the knowledge I acquired into practical use on my clients and I identified two cases of incomplete miscarriages on day one which was so impactful. I recommended a proper management of these mothers. On the last day of the training I was also able to identify a mother with anhydramnios [no amniotic fluid] that was in turn referred to the regional referral hospital for better management.<\/p>\n<p>I believe with this training I have acquired the mothers will have better pregnancy outcomes. Proper management of complications shall be done promptly upon detection.<\/p>\n<p>With this training I got interested in ultrasonography and by God's grace I want to further my education in the field and become a radiologist in some years to come. I am very happy and will be very dedicated in my service delivery to the community I serve. 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