Course materials
Essential Newborn Care Course, Second Edition
Dominic Chavez/The Global Financing Facility
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Educational materials and resources
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Essential Newborn Care 1
Immediate Care and Helping Babies Breathe at Birth
The first 60 minutes after birth
Action Plans – Pictorial wall charts that provide the
evaluation/decision/action framework for providing care.
Facilitator Flipcharts – Images make concepts visible to participants and
key messages guide facilitators.
Provider Guides – Participant resource for practice during a course,
just-in-time refresher learning, and ideas for changes to improve care.
Simulation Practice Cards – Group practice simulations for continued building
of skills and teamwork.
Parent Guide – Pictorial chart or handout to emphasize key
messages for continuing essential newborn care at home.
Essential Newborn Care 2
Immediate Care and Helping Babies Breathe at Birth
From 60-90 minutes to discharge from the facility and first month
Action Plans – Pictorial wall charts show the evaluation/ decision/action frameworks for providing care.
Facilitator Flipcharts – Images make concepts visible to participants and key messages guide facilitators.
Provider Guides – Participant resource promotes practice during a course, just-in-time refresher learning, and ideas for change to improve care.
Simulation Practice Cards – Group practice simulations continue building of skills and teamwork.
Parent Guide – Pictorial chart or handout emphasizes key messages for continuing essential newborn care at home.
Modules
Each module explores important steps of care through:
- Interactive slide sets with notes to guide active learning.
- Demonstrations and hands-on practice, simulations, questions and discussion, videos for reflection and additional learning, examination of the evidence behind recommendations
- Clinical Practice to build skills and observe routine care in the facility
- Quality improvement activities to identify gaps in care and prioritise improvement aims.
Supplemental materials
Supplemental materials
Resources for organisers and facilitators
Essential Newborn Care Course at a glance supports facilitators and organizers to prepare step by step for educational activities suited to participants and to the context where the activities will take place. It gives clear explanation of active adult learning methodologies. Competencies have been developed for both participants and facilitators. Review carefully before organizing a course.
Compilations of facilitator resources
Print files
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Additional resources
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