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Continuous Training And Certification In Neonatal Resuscitation In Remote Areas Using A Multi-Platform Information And Communication Technology Intervention, Compared To Standard Training: A Randomized Cluster Trial Study Protocol, Carlos Alberto Delgado, Enrique M. Gómez Pomar, Pablo Velásquez, Víctor Sánchez, Roberto Shimabuku, Luis Huicho, Rcpneoperu Study Group
Continuous Training And Certification In Neonatal Resuscitation In Remote Areas Using A Multi-Platform Information And Communication Technology Intervention, Compared To Standard Training: A Randomized Cluster Trial Study Protocol, Carlos Alberto Delgado, Enrique M. Gómez Pomar, Pablo Velásquez, Víctor Sánchez, Roberto Shimabuku, Luis Huicho, Rcpneoperu Study Group
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Background: About 10% of all newborns may have difficulty breathing and require support by trained personnel. In Peru, 90% of deliveries occur in health facilities. However, there is not a national neonatal resuscitation and certification program for the public health sector. In addition, the Andes and the Amazon regions concentrate large rural remote areas, which further limit the implementation of training programs and the accomplishment of continuous certification. Neonatal resuscitation training through the use of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) tools, running on computers, tablets or mobile phones, may overcome such limitations. This strategy allows online and offline access …