The School would like to congratulate Mary Namuguzi, a nursing faculty member from Uganda, for recently completing requirements for her Masters of Science in Nursing at Uganda Christian University. Her passion in pursuing this degree was motivated by the high neonatal mortality (NNM) rates in Uganda (27 per 1,000 live births) compared with the global statistic (20 per 1,000 live births).
Birth asphyxia is a major cause of death among neonates, and can be averted if a neonate is resuscitated. ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ (HBB) is an evidence-based curriculum in low resource countries that was introduced in 2010 to train nurses and midwives in neonatal resuscitation.
Although this intervention was implemented, NNM remains high in Uganda. Ms Namuguzi’s thesis, entitled Evaluation of Neonatal Resuscitation after HBB Training Among Nurses and Midwives in Selected Hospitals in Central Uganda, evaluated neonatal resuscitation. This research had a specific focus on nurses’ and midwives’ knowledge and skill retention, and the state of neonatal resuscitation equipment in selected hospitals in central Uganda.
Ms Namuguzi’s investigation found that nurses and midwives require regular training for continuous knowledge and skill retention, and there is a need for sufficient staffing and equipment to provide appropriate neonatal resuscitation.
The School would like to congratulate Mary Namuguzi, a nursing faculty member from Uganda, for recently completing requirements for her Masters of Science in Nursing at Uganda Christian University. Her passion in pursuing this degree was motivated by the high neonatal mortality (NNM) rates in Uganda (27 per 1,000 live births) compared with the global statistic (20 per 1,000 live births).
Birth asphyxia is a major cause of death among neonates, and can be averted if a neonate is resuscitated. ‘Helping Babies Breathe’ (HBB) is an evidence-based curriculum in low resource countries that was introduced in 2010 to train nurses and midwives in neonatal resuscitation.
Although this intervention was implemented, NNM remains high in Uganda. Ms Namuguzi’s thesis, entitled Evaluation of Neonatal Resuscitation after HBB Training Among Nurses and Midwives in Selected Hospitals in Central Uganda, evaluated neonatal resuscitation. This research had a specific focus on nurses’ and midwives’ knowledge and skill retention, and the state of neonatal resuscitation equipment in selected hospitals in central Uganda.
Ms Namuguzi’s investigation found that nurses and midwives require regular training for continuous knowledge and skill retention, and there is a need for sufficient staffing and equipment to provide appropriate neonatal resuscitation.
