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'Progression' has been designed to help midwives learn to use a partograph. This is a universally-used chart which records information on numerous factors, including heart rate, labour progress, blood pressure and temperature, and is used to flag up any issues with mother and baby.
Midwives generally find the chart difficult to complete and to use as a decision-making aid. As a result, this prevents its proper use to prevent maternal death and illness due to obstructed and prolonged labour – a major issue in developing countries.
The researchers behind the development have said midwives can use the game to "refresh their knowledge in groups and to spark discussion with each other – ultimately delivering better knowledge of the partograph."
Progression involves charting a series of findings from a woman in labour. As the players move around the board, they land on spaces which trigger a randomly selected card question which they have to answer to keep moving. A pilot scheme, involving 165 midwives in east Africa, has just been completed.
Leader of the project, Professor Dame Tina Lavender, from the University of Manchester's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, explained: "The crucial benefit of using this game is that it allows midwives to make mistakes without endangering lives.
"The game is designed to provide new knowledge, revise what they already know and discuss with other players the best ways to support women. The feedback from midwives working in these countries during the pilot was overwhelmingly positive."
She added: "This game has been shown in our pilot to enhance midwives' skills and give them greater confidence in the use of the partograph. Ultimately this effect will have a significant impact on the outcomes of childbirth for the most vulnerable women and their children in low-income settings."
(JP)
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Board Game Developed To Help Cut Childbirth Mortality
A new board game has been developed by a team at the University of Manchester, which aims to help cut childbirth mortality. The game will help African midwives to detect prolonged and obstructed labour to prevent women dying in childbirth.'Progression' has been designed to help midwives learn to use a partograph. This is a universally-used chart which records information on numerous factors, including heart rate, labour progress, blood pressure and temperature, and is used to flag up any issues with mother and baby.
Midwives generally find the chart difficult to complete and to use as a decision-making aid. As a result, this prevents its proper use to prevent maternal death and illness due to obstructed and prolonged labour – a major issue in developing countries.
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The researchers behind the development have said midwives can use the game to "refresh their knowledge in groups and to spark discussion with each other – ultimately delivering better knowledge of the partograph."
Progression involves charting a series of findings from a woman in labour. As the players move around the board, they land on spaces which trigger a randomly selected card question which they have to answer to keep moving. A pilot scheme, involving 165 midwives in east Africa, has just been completed.
Leader of the project, Professor Dame Tina Lavender, from the University of Manchester's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, explained: "The crucial benefit of using this game is that it allows midwives to make mistakes without endangering lives.
"The game is designed to provide new knowledge, revise what they already know and discuss with other players the best ways to support women. The feedback from midwives working in these countries during the pilot was overwhelmingly positive."
She added: "This game has been shown in our pilot to enhance midwives' skills and give them greater confidence in the use of the partograph. Ultimately this effect will have a significant impact on the outcomes of childbirth for the most vulnerable women and their children in low-income settings."
(JP)
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