Today our first class completed their training in Helping
Babies Breathe. As part of the training, they practiced teaching a concept to
those at their table. They each planned how they are going to teach HBB to
their colleagues. Some work at small maternity centers like this one, and some
work at hospitals that deliver as many babies per month as Sky Ridge Medical
Center where I work (300-325 babies per month). Some have only 3 coworkers to
train, and some have as many as 33. One participant is over a whole district of
maternity centers and has 29 people to train. Our in-country representative
will call each participant in 6 months to ask: 1) How many people have you
trained in HBB? 2) How many babies have you resuscitated? 3) Do you have any
stories to share as to how HBB has helped you in your patient care? This
information is reported to LDS Humanitarian Services headquarters for each
neonatal resuscitation project around the world.
One of our youngest participants familiarizes herself with
the bag and mask.
