4-7 April 2016 in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and 11-14 April 2016 in Kashkadarya province – UNFPA and LDS Charities, International charity organization, convene Trainings of Trainers for midwives on obstetric care in post-partum hemorrhage, including practical training sessions for the obstetricians, midwives and lecturers. More than 200 specialists from the Republic of Karakalpakstan and Kashkadarya province of Uzbekistan will benefit from the trainings.
The trainings are organized within the framework of cooperation between UNFPA and Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan in the field of enhancement of the emergency obstetric care system.
‘Helping Mothers Survive’ is a comparatively new program for LDS Charities which until recently was focused mainly on neonatal resuscitation through its ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ educational programs. Developed by JHPIEGO (international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University), the program aims to provide a comprehensive set of skills for prevention and treatment of post-partum hemorrhage, a condition that still accounts for approximately one fourth of maternal deaths worldwide. Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan acts as a coordinating agency in organizing of these trainings.
The training program was successfully piloted in Uzbekistan in May 2015 and covered around 200 obstetrician-gynecologists and midwives.
This year trainings will cover around 200 obstetrician-gynecologists, midwives and lecturers of the higher and secondary medical institutions of Republic of Karakalpakstan and Kashkadarya province, of which 20 will become local trainers ready to conduct training sessions at their facilities.
LDS Charities has provided special birthing simulators called MamaNatalie – a mannequin that assists the trainees in mastering birth delivery and post-delivery hemorrhage treatment.
The training is an example of successful partnership initiative of UNFPA and LDS Charities as part of their shared commitment to strengthen and support the skills of medical personnel in maternal and newborn health.
