Midwifery training centre to be set up at Jalpaiguri Medical College

Jalpaiguri: Understanding the importance of proper midwifery training, Jalpaiguri Medical College has taken the initiative to establish a midwifery training centre , the second in the state after Nil Ratan Sarkar Medical College (NRS Hospital).

These training facilities are currently located at NRS. However, a second training centre has been proposed to be established at Jalpaiguri Medical College premises. A two-person UNICEF team inspected various areas of the campus along the Mother and Child Hub on Tuesday to make sure the infrastructure was prepared before the centre's official launch, reports the Daily.  

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Compared to other hospitals and health facilities in the Jalpaiguri district, Jalpaiguri Medical College Hospital alone undertakes an average of 17 to 25 normal deliveries every day. Often the gynaecologists conduct these deliveries assisted by nurses. The opening of the midwifery training centre seeks to equip B.Sc. nursing graduates with the skills necessary to manage routine deliveries. Thus, it will reduce the pressure of normal deliveries on gynaecologists and they will have more time to concentrate on challenging and more critical cases of childbirth.