At the Mota Fofalia Hospital in India, the babies are delivered by a Nurse, a Ward Boy and a Sweeper. Yes, the same one that sweeps the floor. That's just the way they do it. They need an extra set of hands, and any will do. The sweeper is the one that takes the baby after delivery, so they are primarily responsible for resuscitation. We offered a "Helping Babies Breathe" training course today, and that is who we invited. We got most of the nurses, 1/2 of the Ward Boys. And 1 of the sweepers. They all did a pretty good job. The goal of Helping Babies Breathe is just that. To help babies breathe. 1 in 10 babies born require help. In India, that 10% often times will not survive, because nobody helps them. We talk about stimulating, suctioning and bagging if needed. All this should be done within 1 minute of the baby being born. I think back to the baby that died the last time I was here, and how many things went wrong. Things that could have been prevented if I, or someone else, had intervened. I hope those things don't happen anymore! The nurses seem to be grasping what we are teaching them. The new ones seem especially eager and open to it. Even if the training helps to save one baby, it's worth it. Isn't it?
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