The PROMPTCast - Episode 1: iPROMPT, High spinal, Impacted fetal head and Abu Dhabi

PROMPTCast

iPROMPT

We hear from Cathy Winter and Tim Draycott, lead midwife and obstetrician for PROMPT, about iPROMPT, or the PROMPT Implementation package. Developed to ensure more sustainable and local training for trainer’s iPROMPT was released in early 2023 to replace the previous train-the-trainers model.

https://www.promptmaternity.org/prompt-implementation-iprompt-programme

Impacted fetal head

Speaking to Katie Cornthwaite, academic clinical lecturer and senior obstetric registrar, after completing her PhD in impacted fetal head we could have spoken for hours. Instead, we only had six minutes to cover some impact aspects of this important obstetric emergency that is gaining increasing interest in research and training.

Impacted fetal head was in the 2021 PROMPT Annual Update.

Key references for impacted fetal head:

Impacted fetal head: Scientific Impact Paper

https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1471-0528.17534

Impacted fetal head summary: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937822008584

Impacted fetal head at caesarean section: a national survey of practice and training

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01443615.2020.1780422

High spinal

We chat to Neil Muchatuta, lead anaesthetist for PROMPT, about high spinal. High spinal is part of the anaesthetic emergency series in the Annual Update 2022/23 package. High spinal can often feel daunting for the maternity multi-professional team so we wanted to learn more about this topic and how to make high spinal part of your local training day.

For more information on the Annual Update 2022/2023 package visit https://www.promptmaternity.org/prompt-2nd-annual-update-package-202223

A key reference for high spinal:

Recognition and nanagement of high spinal anaesthesia. https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/ukoss/completed-surveillance/high-neuraxial-block-in-pregnancy

Local unit – Abu Dhabi

Not so local to us in the UK but a brilliant local unit who were early adapters of PROMPT training, we speak to Zarah Sadiq, a clinical resource midwife at the Corniche Hospital in Abu Dhabi. She talks to us about successes they have had as a unit with PROMPT training, challenges they experience and how they have made PROMPT work for them.

Join us for the PROMPTCast! PROMPT (PRactical Obstetric Multi-Professional Training) provides training for maternity units; helping midwives, obstetrician, anaesthetists and other maternity team members to be more safe and effective. Whether you’re interested in maternity care, multi-professional training or want to hear what we’ve been up to we hope there’s something for everyone.
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