{"id":37538,"date":"2025-09-09T14:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/madagascar-preparation-a-la-naissance\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:48:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:48:15","slug":"childbirth-preparation-classes","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/edm.ch\/en\/childbirth-preparation-classes\/","title":{"rendered":"Madagascar &#8211; The country&#8217;s first public antenatal class"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"subpageBanner\" style=\"display:\">\n    <div class=\"subpageBannerBlock figure_block\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_7926.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/449;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_7926.jpg 800w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_7926-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_7926-768x431.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-original-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\n        <div class=\"subpageBannerWrap\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"content\">\n                    <div>\n                        <span class=\"bannerHead\">Madagascar<\/span>\n                        <h1>The country&#8217;s first public antenatal class <\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"subpageBannerDocumentBtn\" style=\"display:none;\">\n                            <a href=\"javascript:void(0);\"\n                                class=\"documentAccordion documentListNew\">Related documents<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n    <section class=\"documentAccordionList\" id=\"subpage-banner-section\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h2>\n                Related documents            <\/h2>\n            <ul>\n                                    <li>\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MD_Livret-PAN_FR_Digitale_2024.pdf\" class=\"pdf-link\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-before-hover lazyload\"\n                                        data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/themes\/edm\/assets\/images\/pdf-icon.svg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n                                        class=\"icon-after-hover lazyload\"\n                                        data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/themes\/edm\/assets\/images\/pdf-icon-white.svg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/span><i>PAN booklet in french<\/i><\/a>\n                                            <\/li>\n                                        <li>\n                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MD_Livret-PAN_MG_Selon-MS_7.04.2025-1.pdf\" class=\"pdf-link\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon-before-hover lazyload\"\n                                        data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/themes\/edm\/assets\/images\/pdf-icon.svg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><img decoding=\"async\"\n                                        class=\"icon-after-hover lazyload\"\n                                        data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/themes\/edm\/assets\/images\/pdf-icon-white.svg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\"><\/span><i>PAN booklet in malagasy<\/i><\/a>\n                                            <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {\n        \/\/ Check if the block exists\n        var bannerSection = $('#subpage-banner-section');\n\n        if (bannerSection.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ Move the block to the end of <main> just before the footer\n            $('main').append(bannerSection); 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Following a pilot phase, the antenatal course we have developed was officially approved by the Ministry in 2025 and <b>is now included in the national sexual and reproductive health standards<\/b>, which guarantees its long-term adoption.<\/p>\n<p><b>It is being rolled out in three regions<\/b>: Analamanga, Atsimo-Andrefana and Diana <b>(health districts of Antananarivo North, Tulear and Ambanja).<\/b><\/p>\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    \n    <section class=\"rightTextLeftImg \" style=\"display:\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"rightTextLeftImgRow\">\n                                    <div class=\"left\">\n                                                    <div class=\"imgBlock\">\n                                <a class=\"figure_block\" href=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AHPL2805-e1757672006169.jpg\" data-fancybox data-caption=\"\u00a9 FISA \">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/edm.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AHPL2805-e1757672006169.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 572px; 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