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By Lisa M DeMaria, Lourdes Campero, Marianne Vidler and Dilys Walker Human Resources for Health, April 25, 2012 The Mexican Ministry of Health’s 2009 strategy to reduce maternal mortality gives a role to two non-physician models that meet criteria for skilled attendants: obstetric nurses and professional midwives. This study compares and contrasts these two provider types […]

By Susanna Rose Cohen, MSN, CNM, Leslie Cragin, PhD, CNM, Bob Wong, PhD, Dilys M Walker, MD Clinical Simulation in Nursing, January 2012 This prospective descriptive study examined the relationship between low-tech, high-fidelity simulation-based training and pre- and posttraining changes in participant self-efficacy (SE). A 3-week training was followed by a 2-day session 4 months […]

By Dilys Walker MD, Lisa M. DeMaria MS, Leticia Suarez MS, Leslie Cragin CNM, PhD, The Evaluating Alternative Models of Obstetric Care in Mexico Research Team. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health, September 23, 2011 We evaluated the quality of basic obstetric care provided by Mexican general physicians, obstetric nurses, and professional midwives compared with […]

By Dilys M. Walker, Susanna R. Cohen, Fatima Estrada, Marcia E. Monterroso, Alisa Jenny, Jimena Fritz and Jenifer O. Fahey. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, November 21, 2011 The purpose of this project is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, rating, and potential impact of PRONTO, a low-tech and high-fidelity simulation-based training for obstetric and […]

Journalists from Mexico JOURNALMEX This program started in 2009 with a pilot that was conducted in 5 hospitals in the states of Chiapas and Mexico. In 2010 it began the study of implementation training, and by the end of 2011 will have been trained to the appropriate personal in 12 hospitals in the states of […]

Information Service Agency in Chiapas The Secretariat for Development and Empowerment of Women (SEDEM) in coordination with the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) and the Institute of Health today launched its fourth stage to the program for Obstetric and Neonatal Rescue: The Optimal Treatment (PRONTO2), so that no woman in Chiapas will have to […]

After two years of preparation and training the INSP of Mexico and the Universities of Washington and Utah reported yesterday that 15 hospitals in Chiapas, Guerrero State of Mexico began to apply the emergency care program for pregnant women called Pronto2. This program is seeking to help Mexico meet the Millennium Development Goals in terms […]

Seven of Chiapas Journalism That Informs the New Millennium Public health experts Jennifer Fahey and Jimena Fritz in coordination with the teachings of the general hospital conducted training workshops on two key issues for nurses and doctors that can better function for the attention of women. With the help Dilys Walker the three stressed the […]

Publimetro News The state of Chiapas implements an innovative simulation of maternal birth (PRONTO) to reduce neonatal mortality and reduce the risks to women going into labor. PRONTO training is done through high-fidelity simulations in which a women puts on birth-pants that give birth to a baby. In the Process, the device simulates the various […]

Sept. 22-25 The annual meeting, Reproductive Health, is a three-day meeting with concurrent hands-on pre-conference workshops that takes place in a different city every year in the fall. Reproductive Health is a partnership among the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, the Planned Parenthood® Federation of America National Medical Committee, and the Society of Family Planning. […]