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. 2017 Jul 14;17(1):119.
doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-0957-5.

"No patient should die of PPH just for the lack of training!" Experiences from multi-professional simulation training on postpartum hemorrhage in northern Tanzania: a qualitative study

Signe Egenberg  1 , Bjørg Karlsen  2 , Deodatus Massay  3 , Happiness Kimaro  4 , Lars Edvin Bru  2
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"No patient should die of PPH just for the lack of training!" Experiences from multi-professional simulation training on postpartum hemorrhage in northern Tanzania: a qualitative study

Signe Egenberg et al. BMC Med Educ. .

Abstract

Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In Tanzania, PPH causes 25% of maternal deaths. Skilled attendance is crucial to saving the lives of mothers and their newborns during childbirth. This study is a follow-up after multi-professional simulation training on PPH in northern Tanzania. The purpose was to enhance understanding and gain knowledge of important learning features and outcomes related to multi-professional simulation training on PPH.

Methods: The study had a descriptive and exploratory design. After the second annual simulation training at two hospitals in northern Tanzania, ten focus group discussions comprising 42 nurse midwives, doctors, and medical attendants, were carried out. A semi-structured interview guide was used during the discussions, which were audio-taped for qualitative content analysis of manifest content.

Results: The most important findings from the focus group discussions were the importance of team training as learning feature, and the perception of improved ability to use a teamwork approach to PPH. Regardless of profession and job tasks, the informants expressed enhanced self-efficacy and reduced perception of stress. The informants perceived that improved competence enabled them to provide efficient PPH management for improved maternal health. They recommended simulation training to be continued and disseminated.

Conclusion: Learning features, such as training in teams, skills training, and realistic repeated scenarios with consecutive debriefing for reflective learning, including a systems approach to human error, were crucial for enhanced teamwork. Informants' confidence levels increased, their stress levels decreased, and they were confident that they offered better maternal services after training.

Keywords: Confidence; Learning features; Multi-professional; Postpartum hemorrhage; Qualitative; Simulation training; Teamwork.

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Ethics approval and consent to participate

Ethical approval and permission was given for this study as part of the main study on a local and global perspective of the role of multi-professional scenario-based training aimed at the prevention, identification, and treatment of excessive blood loss after birth. Approval was obtained from the Institute of Research Board, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical College Research Ethics and Review Committee (research proposal no.504, clearance certificate no.537), National Institute for Medical Research (ref NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/1550), and Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (research permit no.2013-245-ER-2013-112). An ethical permit was obtained from the Regional Ethical Committee Norway (2013/115 REK Vest), and a residence permit for the Norwegian first author was issued by the Immigration Services Department, Tanzania. Informed consent was given verbally by all participants. Consent was audio-recorded.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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