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Maternity Equipment

Biomedical Engineering · Level 5  ·  8 Chapters

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What Maternity Equipment covers

In this unit, you will be able to confidently maintain, inspect, and troubleshoot essential maternity equipment like Infant Incubators and CPAP Machines, ensuring they operate safely and reliably for newborn care. By mastering proper safety procedures, thorough cleaning and disinfection, precise fault diagnosis, and accurate reporting, you’ll play a vital role in supporting healthcare teams and safeguarding infant health. You’ll also learn how to train users and communicate clearly, empowering others to use these life-saving devices effectively.

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Careers after Maternity Equipment

Working with maternity equipment, especially infant incubators and positive airway pressure devices, is a vital skill in Kenya’s healthcare sector. These skills ensure the safety and wellbeing of newborns and mothers, making a direct impact on saving lives and improving health outcomes across the country.

  • You’ll find opportunities to apply these skills in public and private hospitals, maternity clinics, and health centers throughout Kenya, including facilities managed by the Ministry of Health and county governments.
  • Organizations like Kenyatta National Hospital, Aga Khan University Hospital, and mission hospitals rely heavily on skilled technicians to maintain life-saving maternity equipment.
  • The growing healthcare sector in Kenya offers employment in biomedical engineering units, while the jua kali sector provides chances for entrepreneurial ventures in equipment repair and maintenance services for clinics in underserved areas.
  • Mastering these skills allows you to work with NGOs and international health programs focused on maternal and child health, contributing to national goals like reducing infant mortality rates.
  • With expertise in equipment safety and maintenance, you can confidently start your own business servicing maternity equipment for private clinics, maternity homes, and rural health facilities, creating both income and community impact.

By mastering maternity equipment maintenance, you become a crucial part of Kenya’s healthcare system, helping to nurture the next generation and build a healthier future for all. Your skills will open doors to meaningful work and lasting success.

Chapters

1
Maintain Infant Incubator
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2
Maintain Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Machine
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3
Maintain Phototherapy Machine
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4
Maintain Resuscitaire
11 topics
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5
Maintain Delivery Bed
7 topics
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6
Maintain Weighing Balance
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7
Maintain Cardiotocography (CTG) Machine
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8
Maintain Room Warmers
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What Maternity Equipment covers: 53 main topics in 8 chapters

1. Maintain Infant Incubator

  1. 1.1 Maternity layout
  2. 1.2 Need of infant incubators
  3. 1.3 Parts of infant incubator
  4. 1.4 Principles of operation of different types of infant incubators
  5. 1.5 Heat source (types -bulbs, elements)
  6. 1.6 Temperature range
  7. 1.7 Temperature control
  8. 1.8 Ventilation
  9. 1.9 Fan fail and alarm
  10. 1.10 Oxygen supply and control
  11. 1.11 Humidity source and control
  12. 1.12 Safety alarms
  13. 1.13 Typical faults
  14. 1.14 Maintenance procedures of infant incubators
  15. 1.15 Calibration and safety tests on infant incubators

2. Maintain Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Machine

  1. 2.1 Definition and purpose indications of CPAP
  2. 2.2 Types and components of CPAP
  3. 2.3 Principle of operations
  4. 2.4 Fault diagnosis
  5. 2.5 Service kit components
  6. 2.6 Maintenance procedures

3. Maintain Phototherapy Machine

  1. 3.1 Applications of phototherapy
  2. 3.2 Principle of Phototherapy
  3. 3.3 Types and components of phototherapy machine
  4. 3.4 Installation and Operation
  5. 3.5 Fault diagnosis
  6. 3.6 Maintenance procedures
  7. 3.7 Safety procedures

4. Maintain Resuscitaire

  1. 4.1 Importance of resuscitation in newborns
  2. 4.2 Components of the Resuscitaire Machine
  3. 4.3 Principle of operation
  4. 4.4 Fault diagnosis
  5. 4.5 Maintenance procedures
  6. 4.6 Safety procedures

5. Maintain Delivery Bed

  1. 5.1 Functions of a delivery bed
  2. 5.2 Classification of delivery beds
  3. 5.3 Working principles of various types of delivery bed
  4. 5.4 Maintenance procedures of a delivery bed

6. Maintain Weighing Balance

  1. 6.1 Use of baby weighing scale/balance
  2. 6.2 Parts of baby weighing scale/balance
  3. 6.3 Principle of operation
  4. 6.4 Fault diagnosis
  5. 6.5 Maintenance procedures

7. Maintain Cardiotocography (CTG) Machine

  1. 7.1 Use of CTG machine
  2. 7.2 Parts of CTG Machine
  3. 7.3 Principle of operation Foetal Monitoring Techniques
  4. 7.4 Fault diagnosis
  5. 7.5 Maintenance procedures

8. Maintain Room Warmers

  1. 8.1 Use of Room Warmers
  2. 8.2 Parts of Room Warmers
  3. 8.3 Principle of operation
  4. 8.4 Fault diagnosis
  5. 8.5 Maintenance procedures

Practise this unit

The practical 87 The assessment itself: tools, materials and the marks Step-by-step guide 87 PPE, each step, what good looks like, common mistakes

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 112 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 317 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 183 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit
Oral exam preparation 71 What the assessor asks, and how to answer out loud Worked calculations 59 Step-by-step maths with the common mistakes Quick cards 1,585 Myth busters, skill tips and scenarios

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 8 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 122 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 72 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients

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