Journal article
Neonatal resuscitation training for midwives in Australia: A discussion of current practice
Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, Vol.33(6), pp.E505-E510
11/2020
PMID: 31964581
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Abstract
Background: More than 300,000 babies are born in Australia each year, with almost 20% of newborns requiring some form of neonatal resuscitation at birth. The most common first responders to a neonatal resuscitation emergency are midwives. While the Australian and New Zealand Council on Resuscitation guides midwives' practice during a neonatal resuscitation, each state and territory uses varying strategies to train and assess midwives proficiency in neonatal resuscitation.
Aim: To examine the neonatal resuscitation training requirements for midwives and raise awareness for the lack of consistency in training in Australia.
Discussion: A significant variation was found in the teaching methods and frequency of training for neonatal resuscitation across Australia. Neonatal resuscitation is mandated through a state-wide guideline or policy in only four of the states with seven formal neonatal resuscitation training programs used across seven states and territories. Although a multi-modal approach to learning is present in all of the programs, the combination of teaching methods differ.
Conclusion and Recommendations: A standardised, evidence-based training program is required to ensure consistency in training for midwives in Australia. Multi-modal learning is common across all current training programs; however, the best combination of multi-modal teaching methods needs to be determined. Neonatal resuscitation training needs to occur at least annually, as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand Council on Resuscitation.
Details
- Title
- Neonatal resuscitation training for midwives in Australia: A discussion of current practice
- Creators
- Jessica Williams - University of Newcastle AustraliaLyn Ebert - University of Newcastle AustraliaJed Duff - University of Newcastle Australia
- Publication Details
- Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives, Vol.33(6), pp.E505-E510
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Number of pages
- 6
- Identifiers
- 991013245559402368
- Copyright
- Crown Copyright © 2020
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article