Could ultrasound midwifery training increase antenatal detection of congenital anomalies in Ghana?

ABSTRACT:

Background

As part of World Health Organization (WHO) 2016 updated antenatal care (ANC) guidelines routine ultrasonography is recommended, including to detect congenital anomalies. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) developed an in-service midwifery ultrasound training course in 2017, which includes fetal anomaly detection. Training rollout has been very limited. We sought to determine proportions of anomalies among neonates presenting to Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) that should be prenatally detectable by course-trained midwives in order to determine training program potential utility.

Methods

We analyzed data from a registry of neonates admitted to TTH with congenital anomaly diagnoses in 2016. We classified ultrasonographic detectability of anomalies at ≤13 and 14-23 weeks

SUBMITTER: Abdul-Mumin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9342792 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature