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Simulation‐based educational package to improve delivery of the deeply impacted fetal head at caesarean section
Author(s) -
Yu Michael,
Wilson Erin,
Janssens Sarah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12946
Subject(s) - caesarean section , fetal head , medicine , section (typography) , dilation (metric space) , obstetrics , medical education , fetus , medical physics , pregnancy , computer science , genetics , mathematics , combinatorics , biology , operating system
Deeply impacted fetal head at caesarean section at full dilation is a rare obstetric emergency, and exposure for trainees can be limited. We aimed to pilot and evaluate a hospital‐based training program incorporating mastery learning principles for trainees performing caesarean section at full dilation. We demonstrated improvements in knowledge, skills and self‐confidence, and feel that this educational package shows promise as an important component of obstetric training, and warrants further exploration in the future.