Teaching Helping Babies Breathe via Telehealth: A New Application in Rural Guatemala.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) is a neonatal resuscitation curriculum that teaches life-saving interventions utilized in the first minutes after birth, reducing morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, it requires in-person facilitators for didactic and hands-on training.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to offer HBB to nurses and nursing students in Guatemala, with the lead facilitator presenting concepts via telehealth and in-person facilitators providing hands-on demonstration.

Methods

Learners completed pre- and post-tests that included the standard HBB knowledge check, as well as an assessment of the course teaching model. Learners also completed the standard Objective Structured Clinical Evaluations (OSCEs).

Results

Eighteen learners were incl

SUBMITTER: Jones-Bamman C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985882 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature