Using a mobile nurse mentoring and training program to address a health workforce capacity crisis in Bihar, India: Impact on essential intrapartum and newborn care practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To address a health workforce capacity crisis, in coordination with the Government of Bihar, CARE India implemented an on-the-job, on-site nurse mentoring and training intervention named - Apatkalin Matritva evam Navjat Tatparta (AMANAT, translated Emergency Maternal and Neonatal Care Preparedness) - in public facilities in Bihar. AMANAT was rolled-out in a phased manner to provide hands-on training and mentoring for nurses and doctors offering emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) services. This study examines the impact of the AMANAT intervention on nurse-mentees' competency to provide such services in Bihar, India during 2015-2017.

Methods

We used data from three AMANAT implementation phases, each covering 80 public facilities offering basic EmONC

SUBMITTER: Creanga AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7759016 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature