Open AccessComparing hands‐on and video training for postpartum hemorrhage management
Author(s) -
Nilsson Cecilia,
Sørensen Bjarke Lund,
Sørensen Jette Led
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/aogs.12372
Subject(s) - medicine , outreach , training (meteorology) , intervention (counseling) , curriculum , physical therapy , obstetrics , nursing , psychology , pedagogy , physics , meteorology , political science , law
The objective was to compare two teaching methods for postpartum hemorrhage management: interactive hands‐on training and non‐interactive video training. In a controlled intervention study at a secondary health care center in Kenya, the two training methods, based on the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics curriculum, were evaluated utilizing structured observation of a standardized scenario before and after training. Both intervention groups significantly increased in performance scores after receiving hands‐on training: 40% (95% CI 29.5–47.0) and video training: 34.5% (95% CI 25.0–42.0); likewise, pass rates improved significantly. No significant differences in performance score or pass rates were found between the two methods. The findings indicate that postpartum hemorrhage management training by mobile media might be just as effective as conventional hands‐on training and a feasible way to overcome the outreach gap in sub‐Saharan Africa's rural areas, where peripheral health facilities are generally difficult to reach with conventional training programs.