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Title: STRIVING TOWARDS IMPROVING MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA: A SUSTAINABLE MODEL: COLLABORATION BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND TAMIL NADU, INDIA (PHASE 2, 2023-2025)
e-poster Number: EP 127
Category: Miscellaneous
Author Name: Dr. Shephali Tagore
Institute: KKH Singapore/ Tamil Nadu Government
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Abstract :
INTRODUCTION: The planning to enhance Maternal and Child health in Trichy district in Tamil Nadu, India started in April 2014 between Tamil Nadu government in India and Singa-pore. The successful phase one was from 2015 to 2018. Phase 2 was started in 2023 with com-pletion planned in 2025. AIMS: Our aim is to train skilled health attendants to enable them to better manage obstetric emergencies which would help in the long term goal of reducing maternal as well as neonatal morbidity and mortality rates. Severe bleeding, infections, high blood pressure, complications during labor and unsafe abortions are responsible for the lion?s share of maternal deaths. Most of these deaths are potentially preventable with effective interventions. High risk obstetrics with emergency clinical care, thus, remain our focus of training METHOD: The training programme, consisting of a series of didactic lectures and simulation sessions, adapted from the Combined Obstetric Resuscitation and Emergency Training (CORE) conducted at KK Women?s and Children?s Hospital. Content of the lectures and drills/simulation is heavily modified to the needs of the population and existing medical facili-ties which we explored during our feasibility trips before the training. In addition to the emergency care, our team will also work closely to review their clinical work-flow and to help in developing standard operating protocols tailored to the local system. RESULTS: By ?training the trainers? we hope that the programme will be sustained through the years and impact the maternal and Child health in, Tamil Nadu. Our team will also continue to work with the local authorities in data collection and analysis of the impact of the training programme. CONCLUSION: Singapore is committed in continuing to support the programme, by providing specialized training to trainers to impart educational tools and organizational skills to help in reducing maternal mortality.