Study protocol training for life: a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial about emergency obstetric simulation-based training in a low-income country.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally perinatal and maternal mortality rates remain unacceptably high. There is increasing evidence that simulation-based training in obstetric emergencies is associated with improvement in clinical outcomes. However, the results are not entirely consistent. The need for continued research in a wide variety of clinical settings to establish what works, where and why was recommended. The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of an emergency obstetric simulation-based training program with medical technical and teamwork skills on maternal and perinatal mortality in a low-income country.

Methods

A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial will be conducted at the medium to high-risk labour ward at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, with an annual deliv

SUBMITTER: van Tetering AAC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7388496 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature