ADVANCED SKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANT

This course has been designed to address a need for improvements in comprehensive obstetric care for women and newborns. This course will help to develop competent health care providers such as Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, General Practitionerss and Medical Officers with Advanced SBA skills who are providing services in rural district hospitals.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course has two sections, 1st includes evidence-based information on advanced SBA core competencies consistent with existing national clinical standards. In the 2nd section of the course, the participants will have the opportunity to assist or perform basic and advanced SBA clinical skills on the clients whenever under supervision of obstetricians.

COURSE OBJECTIVE

  • To provide participants knowledge, attitude, clinical skills to manage obstetric emergencies with additional advanced SBA skills more focusing on surgical skills and blood transfusion.

  • To strengthen participants interpersonal communication skills, teamwork and respectful maternity care and newborn care skills.

COURSE DURATION

70-days clinical based training.

TRAINING SITES

Bharatpur hospital and Paropakar Women's and Maternity Hospital, Kathmandu.