Abstract:
The objective of the study was to plan, develop, implement and to assess the outcome of a
distance education programme for a group of identified public health midwives(PHMM) in
'post partum care of the mother' and on 'care of the newborn' in the field using an
experimental study design. The distance education approach was effective in improving the
knowledge of the PHMM. Although it was not found to be successful in improving
attitudes, it was effective in improving the performance of PHMM in selected areas.
Planning, development and implementation of a distance education programme is feasible
specially in the context of the availability of personnel and organizational structure of
divisional directors of health services areas
