AUTHOR=Cavallin Francesco , Calgaro Serena , Borellini Martina , Magnani Margherita , Beltramini Greta , Seni Amir Hussein Abubacar , Cebola Bonifacio Rodriguez , Tambo Ana Nicolau , Putoto Giovanni , Trevisanuto Daniele
TITLE=Midwives' Evaluation of a Neonatal Resuscitation in High- and Low-Resource Settings
JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics
VOLUME=9
YEAR=2021
URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.644308
DOI=10.3389/fped.2021.644308
ISSN=2296-2360
ABSTRACT=Aim: To assess midwives' evaluation of a real-life neonatal resuscitation and their opinion on importance of resuscitation interventions.
Methods: Multicenter, multi-country study.
Setting: Beira Central Hospital (Mozambique) and Azienda Ospedale-Università di Padova (Italy).
Subjects: Sixteen Mozambican midwives and 18 Italian midwives.
Interventions: Midwives' assessment was evaluated by using a predefined score, which graded each resuscitation intervention (0–2 points) and summed to a total score for each step (initial steps, bag-mask ventilation, and chest compressions). All scores were compared with referral scores given by two expert neonatologists.
Results: Both Mozambican and Italian midwives overestimated their performance regarding of initial steps taken during resuscitation, chest compressions, high-oxygen concentrations (p < 0.01), and underestimated the importance of stimulation (p < 0.05). Mozambicans overestimated suctioning (p < 0.001). Participants agreed with experts about the importance of equipment preparation, using a warmer, drying the newborn, removing wet linen and heart rate assessment.
Conclusion: Mozambican and Italian midwives overestimated the performance of a real-life neonatal resuscitation, with heterogeneous evaluation of the importance of several aspects of neonatal resuscitation. These findings may be useful for identifying educational goals.