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The aim of postnatal care is to promote and improve the health of all women and their infants following childbirth. The purpose of the study was to identify the factors that contribute to low use of postnatal care services by women. A quantitative, exploratory and descriptive research design was used in the study. Data were collected from women and midwives through structured interviews and self-administered questionnaires. Purposive sampling was used. Data was analysed through descriptive statistics. Responses to open-ended questions were categorized, coded and analyzed based on themes and sub-themes. The results indicated that most of the respondents were discharged within 24 hours following childbirth; the majority stayed far away from health facilities and postnatal care that was mainly provided for children. Inadequate training for the midwives on postnatal care and lack of knowledge about the importance of attending postnatal clinic among the clients were reported.

There is a wide range of literature available on clinical teaching in the health professions and limited focus has been made on the art and science of clinical teaching for student midwives. This article provides an overview of clinical teaching and discusses the various areas of practice, teaching methods used and personnel involved in clinical teaching in midwifery. The information presented has been compiled through a review of handbooks, training manuals and websites created by various health professionals, the World Health Organization as well as PUBMED, Science direct, MEDLINE data bases and health science libraries.