Open AccessModel for Teaching the Helping Babies Survive Course Series and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Workshops to Rural Skilled Birth Attendants in Uganda
Author(s) -
Christina Kinnevey,
David Douglas,
Ann Larsen,
Molly Wilson,
S. Sams,
Michael Kawooya,
Fred Kirumira,
Ronald G. Douglas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i4.44
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , life course approach , obstetrics , postpartum haemorrhage , pregnancy , pediatrics , nursing , psychology , social psychology , biology , genetics
Background: Uganda, like much of Sub-Saharan Africa and other underserved regions continues to face the challenge of high neonatal and maternal mortality. The Helping Babies Survive (HBS) course and the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) provide hands on education to train providers in key life-saving interventions. A uterine balloon tamponade (UBT) procedure can be life-saving in the event of uterine bleeding. The purpose of this implementation research is to gain more insight into the effectiveness of a tailored down 5-day combined HBS-ALSO-UBT course. In this study, we found that a tailored down 5-day combined HBS-ALSO-UBT could be performed with significantly improved self-assessment in diagnosing and managing a wide range of peripartum conditions.Keywords: Neonatal; Perinatal Care; Maternal Morbidity.