Efectos de la capacitación y registros electrónicos médicos en la calidad de las prácticas obstétricas: Un estudio exploratorio

A non-equivalent quasi-experimental study was conducted to assess the effect of capacitationof medical professionals in best practices and the use of ICT techniques on the service guidance before, during and after childbirth. Trainingwas provided to a total of 80 medical staff, varying from obstetricand gynecologic consultantsto nurses and internal staff, using videosand digitized medical information.The studyclearly revealedpositive effects inthat the intervention of the medical staff during pregnancy, labor, delivery and post partumsignificantly improved the monitoring of the blood iron and folic acidconcentration, helping the mother in finding the most comfortable position for labor and delivery, the provision of adequate emotional support, the application of active management during the third stage of labor, providing recommendations on the use of antibiotics in premature rupture of the membranes, in knowing when to use magnesium sulfatefor the treatment of preterm labor or preeclampsia, corticosteroids and antibiotics to prevent group B streptococcal neonatal, and the identification and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria.The exploratory study, encompassing a group of participants who during delivery were attended by trained professionals and another group of participants who served as a control, clearly demonstrated that good and continuous staff training