| Autor: |
Ditai J; Sanyu Africa Research Institute, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Pallisa Road, Mbale P.O. Box 2190, Uganda.; Sanyu Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Liverpool Women's Hospital, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK.; Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Pallisa Road, Mbale P.O. Box 2190, Uganda., Barry A; The Department of Medical Engineering and Physics, Kings College London, London SE5 9RS, UK., Burgoine K; Neonatal Unit, Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Pallisa Road, Mbale P.O. Box 2190, Uganda., Mbonye AK; School of Public Health, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala P.O. Box 7072, Uganda., Wandabwa JN; Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Pallisa Road, Mbale P.O. Box 2190, Uganda., Watt P; Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK., Weeks AD; Sanyu Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Liverpool Women's Hospital, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L8 7SS, UK. |
| Abstrakt: |
The initial bedside care of premature babies with an intact cord has been shown to reduce mortality; there is evidence that resuscitation of term babies with an intact cord may also improve outcomes. This process has been facilitated by the development of bedside resuscitation surfaces. These new devices are unaffordable, however, in most of sub-Saharan Africa, where 42% of the world's 2.4 million annual newborn deaths occur. This paper describes the rationale and design of BabySaver, an innovative low-cost mobile resuscitation unit, which was developed iteratively over five years in a collaboration between the Sanyu Africa Research Institute (SAfRI) in Uganda and the University of Liverpool in the UK. The final BabySaver design comprises two compartments; a tray to provide a firm resuscitation surface, and a base to store resuscitation equipment. The design was formed while considering contextual factors, using the views of individual women from the community served by the local hospitals, medical staff, and skilled birth attendants in both Uganda and the UK. |
