Skills retention in Sudanese village midwives 1 year following Helping Babies Breathe training

Background Over 80% of deliveries in Sudan occur in isolated villages, attended by village midwives (VMWs). Upgrading newborn resuscitation skills with the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme could improve newborn survival rates. Objective To describe the competencies in newborn resuscitation of selected VMWs pre-HBB and post-HBB training. Methods In a prospective intervention study, the VMWs’ performances in the HBB Objective Structured...