Table 1.
Performance objectives for pregnant women and midwives
| Help healthy pregnant women to stay within the IOM guidelines | |
|---|---|
| PO1. | Pregnant women determine their BMI |
| PO2. | Pregnant women monitor their GWG |
| PO3. | Pregnant women select ways to accomplish healthy GWG |
| PO4. | Pregnant women follow midwives’ advice about healthy GWG |
| PO5. | Pregnant women follow midwives’ advice about referral to a dietitian, psychologist and/or an exercise programme |
| Get midwives to adequately support the efforts of healthy pregnant women to gain weight within the IOM guidelines | |
| PO1. | Midwives facilitate information supply about healthy GWG to all pregnant women in their first trimester |
| PO2. | At a gestational age of about 16 weeks, midwives adapt their care concerning healthy GWG to individual needs of pregnant women |
| PO3. | Midwives support pregnant women with monitoring and appraisal of their weight alteration during pregnancy |
| PO4. | Midwives identify clients who are at greater risk for unhealthy GWG |
| PO5. | Midwives empower those clients who are at greater risk for inappropriate GWG in reaching a healthy GWG |
| PO6. | Midwives identify pregnant women who need special care that is beyond the capabilities of midwives |
| PO7. | Midwives refer pregnant women, if necessary, to other health-care professionals, e.g. a dietitian |
| PO8. | In case of referral of pregnant women to other health-care professionals, midwives remain in contact with these professionals |
| PO9. | In case of referral of pregnant women to other health-care professionals, midwives support the care of those professionals |
PO, performance objective; IOM, Institute of Medicine; GWG, gestational weight gain.