Knowledge and practises regarding the World Health Organization safe Childbirth checklist among obstetrics and gynaecology professionals — qualitative study Yee Mon Mon1,*, Yee Khin Than2, Khaing Mi Mi3 1Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia 2Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia 3Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Sibu Clinical Campus, Sarawak, Malaysia *Corresponding Author E-mail: mon-mon.yee@newcastle.edu.my
Online Published on 10 October, 2023. Abstract Introduction The World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist is a supporting tool for safe delivery that is essential for maternal and perinatal care practices. It has to be well mentored with its accurate implications to the health care providers who attend the deliveries so that they can protect delivering mothers from major causes of maternal death such as haemorrhage, infection, obstructed labour, hypertensive disorders, intrapartum-related stillbirths, and neonatal deaths. Purpose The purpose of the study is to determine the level of awareness about the Safe Childbirth Checklist and its accurate application among the health care providers who attend the childbirth delivery procedures. Methodology This study is a qualitative study on knowledge and practises regarding the World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist among obstetrics and gynaecology professionals. The secondary data is collected from the literature search from various electronic databases such as PubMed, Google scholar, and PubMed Central. Results The study intellectualizes and advances the knowledge concerning the use of world health organization safe child birth checklist among nurses and other health care providers who are the attenders of child delivery procedures. Conclusion The study brings out better awareness concerning knowledge and practise concerning the World Health Organization safe childbirth checklist that indicates safe practise concerning maternal and child safety. This suggests training programmes to enhance the quality of practise among staff nurses and other health providers among child birth professionals. Top Keywords Safe childbirth checklist, Planned teaching programme, Knowledge practice in maternal and new-born care, Stillbirths, Early neonatal mortality, And Maternal and new-born intervention with resource provision. Top |