Day :
- Advanced Nursing practice
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Session Introduction
Anupriya Sarala
Cerner Sweden AB, Lund, Sweden
Title: Virtual Care: Innovative ways of Prenatal Education
Biography:
Anupriya Sarala, Entrepreneur, Registered Nurse and Midwife from India with MBA in Healthcare Management and expertise in desgining and implementing EHR solutions across Middle East, Africa and Europe with a focus on delivering simple and user-friendly solutions. I am an Advocate for delivering values in healthcare by designing meaningful solutions. I have been working with healthcare industry for more than 10 years in the area of Maternity and Child Health services. I have enjoyed direct and indirect patient care roles such as Registered Nurse, Lactation Consultant Clinical System Analyst, Informatics trainer, Learning Consultant and presently as Implementation Consultant with Cerner Sweden AB. In my current job I Work closely with Sweden Cerner clients to support the implementation of Cerner EHR solutions embedded with evidence based practices and standardized workflows to achieve client defined and Industry standard KPIs and Values in Maternity and Neonatal services
Abstract:
According to WHO, lack of knowledge is one of the leading causes for women not attending antenatal care. Knowledge and awareness of normal pregnancy and breastfeeding practices is the key to make informed decision during the precious time in women’s life. Offering structured, easy to follow education helps the mothers to be aware of the healthcare trends and available care options, identify variations from normal, seek medical care when needed etc.
Simple and easy to follow course syllabus, Structured training delivery all can help to deliver the right information at the right pace. Virtual care is an innovative platform to provide prenatal and breastfeeding education to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.
The process for implementing a virtual care service is simple. Having a website supporting the women to understand the concept and different type of services provided, could be the starting point. Virtual consultations uses the help of digital technologies such as audio and Video consultations to help the woman join the education sessions at the comfort of thier home A secured webiste complying to national and international regulations should be selected and a privacy policy should be communicated in the site.
Providing multiple options or choices of course delivery is a great way to have acceptance from the client. Individual, group sessions, crash courses, academy etc are some options to try, while delivering prenatal education. Importance of reaching out to patients to make them aware of the virtual healthcare possibilities is also very important. It would be an advantage to work in partnership with hospitals, communities and private clinics to increase awareness and encourage mothers to join prenatal classes by explaining the benefits of the session. Involving partners and family members during the classes and counselling sessions also are important to help the women with her decisions and plan during pregnancy, labor and childbirth.
Virtual health care options provide better career opportunities for healthcare staff also; however the staff should have experience and knowledge about international/global recommendations and strategies around maternal and child health.
- Women health and Midwifery Nursing
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Session Introduction
Seifu Weldegiorgis
Salale University School of Midwifery, Fiche, Ethiopia.
Title: Why women in Ethiopia give birth at home? A systematic Review of Literature
Biography:
Seifu Weldegiorgis has completed his BSc Midwifery and MSc Midwifery Education at Mekelle University, Ethiopia. Then after winning a very competetive scholarship, Chevening Scholarship, he travelled to the United Kingdom and studied MSc Advanced Midwifery Practice at Anglia Ruskin University in Chelmsford city. He has published several maternal health related papers on reputable and peer-reviewed jouranls. He is also working as a peer reviewer at PLOS One journal. Currently, he is working as an Assisntant Professor of Midwifery at Salale University School of Midwifery in Ethiopia.
Abstract:
Objective: this study aimed at reviewing identifying reasons for home delivery preference, determining the status of homebirth in Ethiopia, and identifying socio-demographic factors predicting home delivery in Ethiopia. Method: a systematic literature review regarding the status of homebirth, reasons why women preferred homebirth and socio-demographic determinants of home deliveries were was performed using CINAHL, MEDLINE, Google Scholar and Maternity and Infant Care. Key words and phrases such as home birth, home delivery, childbirth, prevalence, determinants, predictors, women and Ethiopia were included in the search. Results: a total of 10 studies were included in this review. The mean proportion of homebirth were 73.5%. Maternal age, ANC visits, maternal level of education, distance to facilities, previous facility birth were significantly associated with homebirth. Perceived poor quality of service, distant location of facilities, homebirth as customary in the society and perceived normalness of labour were identified as reasons for choosing homebirth. Conclusion: Despite the significance of skilled birth attendants in reducing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality, unattended homebirth remains high. By identifying and addressing socio-demographic enablers of home deliveries, maternal health service uptake can be improved