PRE-NATAL KITAFYA MWANZO

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZOSOURCE: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICA’S NEWBORNS

THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

25% OF MATERNAL DEATHS OCCUR DURRING PREGNANCY. BETWEEN A THIRD TO A HALF OF THESE DEATHS ARE DUE TO HYPERTENSION AND ANTEPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE, BOTH OF

WHICH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO INADEQUATE CARE AND NUTRITION DURRING PREGNANCY.

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZOSOURCE: AMDD, UNFPA

THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

One in every 31 women in SUB-SAHARAN A FRICA dies durring p regnancy, childbirth o r shortly after. For every woman who dies, around 20 experience serious health complica-tions.

One in every 2,100 women in t he UNITED S TATES dies durring pregnancy, childbirth o r shortly after. For every woman who dies, around 20 experience seri-ous health complications.

Women who have died durring pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after.

Women who are pregnant.

Women who experience serious health complications due to pregnancy or childbirth.

MATERNAL DEATHS

SOURCE: DHS REPORT, WORLD BANK

INFANT/CHILD MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATE IN TANZANIA

1 IN 25

1 IN 10

INFANTS DIE DUE TO MALNOURISHMENT DURING FETAL STAGES OR UNPREPARED BIRTH COMPLICATIONS IN TANZANIA.

44% OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE ARE STUNTED, 17% ARE UNDER-WEIGHT, AND 4% ARE WASTED.

INFANTS ARE BORN WITH A LOW BIRTH WEIGHT.

THE U.S. EFFECTIVALLY HAS A 100% BIRTH RATE.

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PREGNANCY TIMELINESPRENATAL HEALTH CARE

SOURCE: WHO, UNICEF, THEBUMP

1 cm = 1 week

4 wks 8 wks 16 wks12 wks 20 wks 24 wks 28 wks 32 wks 36 wks 40 wks

FIRST TRIMESTER: 0-12 WEEKS

SECOND TRIMESTER: 12-26 WEEKS

THIRD TRIMESTER: 26-40+ WEEKS

First Prenatal checkup

First Prenatal checkup between 8-12 weeks

AVERAGE U.S. CHECK-UP TIMELINE:

ACTUAL: In rural Tanzania, only 39% of women made these 4 (or more) reccomended ANC visits.

NUTRITION: Nutrients most important during specific times of pregnancy.

Average time of first check up of women who recieve ANC (rural tanzania)

IDEAL TANZANIAN CHECK-UP TIMELINE: (WHO clinical guidelines)

3?3?3?3?

3?

3?

3?3?

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

TANZANIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

3?

3?

3?

3?

3?

3?

3?

NUTRITIONAL INTAKE OF WOMENAVERAGE INTAKE OF MICRONUTRIENTS:

SOURCE: WHO

CALCIUM

POTENTIAL AREAS OF INTERVENTION100%

100%

POTASSIUM

MULTIVITIMANS

IRON

FOLATE

CHOLINE

SELENIUM

OMEGA 3’S

PROTEIN

CARBOHYDRATES

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

HALF OF THESE DEATHS OCCUR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

CALCIUM DEFICIENCIES

IDEAL AND ACTUAL CALCIUM INTAKE LEVELS PER DAY:

TAKING CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS

DURRING PREGNANCY CAN REDUCE THE RISK OF

HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS (PRE-ECLAMPSIA/ECLAMPSIA), WHICH IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF

40,000 MATERNAL DEATHS ANNUALLY.

IDEAL CALCIUM INTAKE FOR NONPREGNANT WOMAN

IDEAL CALCIUM INTAKE FOR PREGNANT WOMAN

AVERAGE CALCIUM INTAKE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

AVERAGE CALCIUM INTAKE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

3? 3? 3? 3?

3?

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= 100 MGS

SOURCE: CALCIUM AND PREVENTION OF PRE-ECLAMPSIA PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

HALF OF THESE DEATHS OCCUR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

YOU HAVE IF IRON TO BLOOD RATIO IS LESS THAN 38%

IRON DEFICIENCIES

IRON TO BLOOD RATIO FOR WOMEN IN DEVELOPED VS. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES:

ANAEMIA

AVERAGE PINTS IN UNITED STATES NONPREGNANT WOMAN

AVERAGE PINTS IN UNITED STATES PREGNANT WOMAN

AVERAGE PINTS IN TANZANIAN PREGNANT WOMAN

PINTS WITH SUFFICIENT IRON

AVERAGE PINTS IN TANZANIAN NONPREGNANT WOMAN

SOURCE: WHO, MCHIP, DHS

ACCORDING TO THE 2010 TANZANIA DHS REPORT, 41% OF WOMEN, AND 35% OF CHILDREN ARE ANAEMIC.

AN ESTIMATED 20% OF MATERNAL DEATHS ARE DUE TO IRON DEFI-CIENCY ANEMIA AND STUNTING.

ONLY 3% OF PREGNANT WOMEN RURAL TANZANIA TAKE IRON

TABLETS DAILY FOR 90 OR MORE DAYS, WHILE 41% DO NOT TAKE ANY.

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

EDUCATE. NOURISH. SUSTAIN.

DESIGN OBJECTIVE:

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

THE CAPSULEPRENATAL KIT

BASED UPON OUR RESEARCH, THIS COMBINATION OF PRODUCTS THAT EDUCATE AND HELP PROVIDE CALCIUM AND IRON, WILL IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH OF PREG-NANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TANZANIA, AND WILL NOT GET DEPLEATED OVER TIME.

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

CONTENTS• EGG SHELL GRINDER= $0.20• EGG SHELL DRYING RACK= $0.10• IRON SUPPLEMENT SPINACH LEAF= $0.03• PREGNANCY TIMELINE/ EDUCATIONAL POSTER= $0.40

10 in

5 in

3.5 in

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

TOTAL COST= $0.75

THE NUTRIENT RICH KANGA

MEASURING RULER FOR FUNDAL HEIGHT. (ORANGE TO ORANGE IS 40 CM)

NUTRIENT RICH FOODS, REMIND-ING WOMEN TO EAT FOODS FROM EVERY COLOR REPRESENTED ON THE KANGA IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY DIET.

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

CHICKENS + EGGS

AGRICULTURE

SOURCE: FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH DIVISION

62% OF SMALL HOLDER HOUSEHOLDS IN TANZANIA HAVE CHICKENS. OF ALL THE LIVESTOCK

KEPT IN TANZANIA, LOCAL CHICKENS ARE THE MOST WIDELY AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTED

THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

CURRENTLY THE CHICKEN TO PERSON RATIO IS

IF YOU HAVE 3 CHICKENS THEY WILL PRODUCE 2 EGGS PER DAY

1:1

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

CALCIUM CONDIMENTEGGSHELL GRINDER

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

EGGSHELL GRINDER: HOW IT WORKS

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

FE BOOSTERIRON SUPPLEMENT SPINACH LEAF

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

IRON SUPPLEMENT PIECE: HOW IT WORKS

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COOK WITH IT!

SOAK IT IN CITRIC JUICES!

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

PRENATAL AFYA MWANZO THE FEMALE INITIATIVE

EVERY CHILD DESERVES A HEALTHY BEGINNING

AFYA MWANZO.

FUTURE GOALS:

1. USER TESTING.

2. IMPLEMENTATION AND DELIVERY METHODS.

3. DESIGN AND PROTOTYPE IMPROVEMENTS.

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