Assisted vaginal delivery via vacuum extraction Unit 1

Assisted vaginal delivery via vacuum extraction Unit 1: Overview Refresher course for health care providers working in crisis settings

Welcome • Introductions • Knowledge pre-test • Course agenda and schedule

Icebreaker • What is your name and where are you from? • Have you treated women in the past who could have benefitted from vacuum-assisted delivery? • What is the greatest gift you ever received?

Aim To enable trainees to refresh their competencies in performing vacuum extraction in low-resource and/or emergency settings

Training objectives At the end of this training, you will be able to: • Describe the indications, conditions, and contraindications for vacuum-assisted birth • Explain the safety measures applicable to vacuum-assisted birth • Describe potential complications in women and newborns • Identify the fetal head position and flexion point • Describe the preparation of the patient for vacuum-assisted birth • Demonstrate the steps in the procedure of vacuum-assisted birth • Demonstrate post-procedural care following vacuum-assisted birth, including active management of third stage of labor • Demonstrate basic neonatal resuscitative care

Training organization • Two lecture units • Four practical sessions • Trainer demonstration • Case study • Simulated practice • Neonatal resuscitation/partogram • Evaluation of simulated practice