Nine multimedia e-learning modules on key maternal and newborn life-saving skills and family planning were developed under the UNFPA/Intel/Jhpiego partnership in 2013.
These innovative, interactive, multi-media e-modules – with built-in assessments – provide training on all major basic emergency obstetric and newborn care and family planning skills for frontline healthcare workers.
The modules use case studies to walk the user through real-life normal and emergency situations that can arise during pregnancy, childbirth and the post-partum period, promoting the competent clinical practice necessary to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. These modules have been reviewed and endorsed by major professional bodies, including WHO, FIGO, ICM and ICN
Danger Signs in Pregnancy
This module is meant for frontline health workers who educate women about danger signs and refer to a health facility when there is a problem. It is designed for a low-literacy audience and includes a video on danger signs in pregnancy from Medical Aid Films and then respond to case-study questions for several different women experiencing danger signs in pregnancy.
Bleeding after Birth for Frontline Health Workers
This module targets frontline health care workers whose legal scope of practice includes approval to care for women during a newborn delivery and the use of misoprostol to prevent and treat bleeding after birth. It is designed for a low-literacy audience and focuses on use of misoprostol and referral. It includes a video on prevention of postpartum hemorrhage from Medical Aid Films. In this module, you will follow the case of Mrs. B and Mrs. A.
Essential Newborn Care
This module targets midwives, nurses, physicians and other skilled birth attendants who provide essential newborn care. It is created for frontline health workers who are able to provide immediate essential newborn care, newborn resuscitation and recognition of danger signs. It is focused on two general areas: immediate, essential newborn care and early recognition of newborn problems. It includes a video demonstration of newborn resuscitation in using a model. In this module, you will respond to case-study questions for several different women and their newborns
Managing Postpartum Hemorrhage
This module target midwives, nurses, physicians and other skilled birth attendants. It is created for frontline health workers who are able to provide the WHO basic emergency obstetric and newborn signal functions. You will practice managing two cases in this module, both uterine atony and a retained placenta. You will follow the cases of Mrs. M and Mrs. B and assess, diagnose, manage and evaluate your care of both situations. Short videos from Medical Aid Films are included in the lesson.
Managing Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia
This module targets midwives, nurses, physicians and other skilled birth attendants. It is created for frontline health workers who are able to provide the World Health Organization’s basic emergency obstetric and newborn signal functions. The module is split into two lessons. You will follow the case of Mrs B through this module, first managing pre-eclampsia and later eclampsia, as her condition becomes more severe.
Managing Prolonged and Obstructed Labor
This module target midwives, nurses, physicians and other skilled birth attendants. It is created for frontline health workers who are able to provide the WHO basic emergency obstetric and newborn signal functions. Two cases are presented, and the differences in diagnosing and managing prolonged and obstructed labor using the partograph findings are reinforced in this module. You will manage Mrs. M’s prolonged labor and Mrs. P’s obstructed labor. A video demonstration of vacuum extraction from the WHO reproductive health library is included.
Managing Puerperal Sepsis
This module targets midwives, nurses, physicians and other skilled birth attendants. It is created for frontline health workers who are able to provide antibiotics and manage women with puerperal sepsis. It includes a focus on how to prevent puerperal sepsis and guidance on how to care for the woman with sepsis and her baby. You will follow the case of Mrs. A in this module.
Family Planning for Frontline Health Workers
This module targets community health workers and other frontline health care workers who educate and counsel about family planning and provide short-acting family planning methods and refer for longer-term methods. It is based on the new global training resource package for family planning and provides a chance to practice counseling 3 different clients using the materials and counseling approach described in that package. Designed for a low-literacy audience, it can still be used by any health worker.
Managing Postabortion Care
This module target midwives, nurses, physicians and other skilled birth attendants. It is created for frontline health workers who are able to provide either misoprostol or manual vacuum aspiration for women with incomplete abortion. Based on the 2012 updated WHO guidelines, you will follow the case of Miss A and practice managing postabortion care throughout the module. A video demonstration of manual vacuum aspiration from Ipas is included.
