Topic outline
- General
- Background
Background
Overview: This toolkit covers the essential knowledge of standard precautions required for good infection prevention and control, and also develops this knowledge and applies it clinically to common situations in antenatal care, labour, childbirth and neonatal care. The goal of this training is to integrate IPC standards and practices within the key steps of the care pathway for women and newborns, from the pre-natal to the post-natal period. The goal of this training package is to integrate IPC standards and practices within the key steps of the care pathway for women and newborns, from the pre-natal to the post-natal period.
Course duration: Approximately 3 hours.
Certificates: A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who have completed modules 1-3 of the course
- Course contents
Course contents
Introduction to infection prevention and control in the context of maternal and neonatal care:
In this module, you will learn about the global burden of health care-associated infections (HAIs), maternal and neonatal infections including sepsis, and how tailored infection prevention and control (IPC) training approaches for health workers providing maternal and neonatal care can help bridge the knowledge gap and reduce HAIs.Prevention, screening and management of infections during routine care of the pregnant woman in antenatal clinic:
This module refers to prevention, screening and management of maternal infections during pregnancy, and how to IPC standard and additional precautions during provision of routine antenatal care to the pregnant women. Participants should undertake module 1 and associated IPC basic modules, before this module in order to learn about the global burden of HAIs and maternal and neonatal infections, including sepsis, and to be introduced to IPC.Care of the pregnant woman and baby during uncomplicated labour, childbirth, and the early postnatal period:
This module covers the essential knowledge of infection prevention and control (IPC)precautions during admission of the labouring pregnant women, uncomplicated labour, childbirth and early postnatal period. Participants should undertake module 1 and associated IPC basic modules, before this module in order to learn about the global burden of health care-associated infections (HAIs) and maternal and neonatal infections, including sepsis, and to be introduced to IPC.Care of the woman during complicated labour and childbirth:
In this module, you will learn about the risks of cross infection and contamination from interventions that may be required in labour, the indications for antibiotic prophylaxis in pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period, related components of antimicrobial stewardship, and how infection prevention in obstetrics; as practices and obstetrical management, can influence the risk for infection or sepsis for the woman, the fetus, and newborn
- Where to find these materials?
Where to find these materials?
You can take this e-learning on the WHO platform, OpenWHO, following this link
Note, if you don't have a WHO account you may need to create a new one. Alternatively you may take the course as guest without getting a certificate.