- Title
- Neonatal resuscitation training for midwives in Australia: a discussion of current practice
- Creator
- Williams, Jessica; Ebert, Lyn; Duff, Jed
- Relation
- Women and Birth Vol. 33, Issue 6, p. e505-e510
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2020.01.002
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Background: More than 300,000 babies are born in Australia each year, with almost 20% of newborns requiring some form of neonatal resuscitation at birth. The most common first responders to a neonatal resuscitation emergency are midwives. While the Australian and New Zealand Council on Resuscitation guides midwives' practice during a neonatal resuscitation, each state and territory uses varying strategies to train and assess midwives proficiency in neonatal resuscitation. Aim: To examine the neonatal resuscitation training requirements for midwives and raise awareness for the lack of consistency in training in Australia. Discussion: A significant variation was found in the teaching methods and frequency of training for neonatal resuscitation across Australia. Neonatal resuscitation is mandated through a state-wide guideline or policy in only four of the states with seven formal neonatal resuscitation training programs used across seven states and territories. Although a multi-modal approach to learning is present in all of the programs, the combination of teaching methods differ. Conclusion and Recommendations: A standardised, evidence-based training program is required to ensure consistency in training for midwives in Australia. Multi-modal learning is common across all current training programs; however, the best combination of multi-modal teaching methods needs to be determined. Neonatal resuscitation training needs to occur at least annually, as recommended by the Australian and New Zealand Council on Resuscitation.
- Subject
- newborn; infant; resuscitation; training; midwifery; Australia; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1443716
- Identifier
- uon:42084
- Identifier
- ISSN:1871-5192
- Language
- eng
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