title: A feasible, acceptable and effective way to teach health care workers in low- and middle-income countries a method to manage acutely ill obstetric women.
abstract: Maternal mortality is unacceptably high in Sub Saharan Africa, which accounts for 56% of all maternal deaths (WHO, 2012). Most maternal deaths are avoidable but with prompt recognition and timely intervention it is not inevitable that acute or critical maternal illness deteriorates to fatality (Firth and Ttendo, 2012). This paper discusses a project to provide multidisciplinary training in Maternal-Acute Illness Management (M-AIM) in a low resource setting in order to actively address the third delay to women accessing emergency obstetric care: prompt receipt of effective care on reaching a medical facility.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work, Mary Seacole Building, University of Salford, Frederick Rd Campus, Salford M6 6PU, UK. Electronic address: R.McCarthy@salford.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Rose
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.affiliation: Manchester Medical School, ATR4, Education Research Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. Electronic address: lucie.byrne-davis@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Byrne-Davis
authors.affiliation: Manchester Medical School, Stopford Building, Oxford Rd, Manchester, Greater Manchester M13 9PT, UK. Electronic address: Jo.hart@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.affiliation: Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 7JE, UK. Electronic address: gordonyuill@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yuill
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS FT, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. Electronic address: Helen.slattery@UHSM.NHS.uk.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Slattery
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS FT, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. Electronic address: doc_matt_jacko@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of South Manchester NHS FT, Southmoor Road, Manchester M23 9LT, UK. Electronic address: gedjbyrne@btinternet.com.
authors.forename: Gerard J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Byrne
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Educational intervention; Low resource setting; Maternal mortality; Maternal-Acute Illness Management (M-AIM); Multidisciplinary training