Blended Learning on Partograph

story from Tokyo Development Learning Center
April 28, 2010 16:00~18:15 (JST)

Obstructed labor is one of the five major causes of maternal death in many countries. Many of those who survive prolonged and obstructed labor suffer long term disabilities such as obstetric fistulae, and often become outcasts from society. Prolonged obstructed labor may lead to death and disability for the infant. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of the partograph – a simple and reliable tool for graphic recording of progress of labor and monitoring the health of the mother and the fetus. The partograph serves as an “early warning system” and assists in early decision making on interventions in labor.

The WHO Partograph e-Learning Tool

Jointly developed by the World Health Organization’s Department of Making Pregnancy Safer and John Snow, Inc., this tool may be used for self-learning or as an aid in classroom learning in pre-service and in-service midwifery and medical training.
The tool includes
• Step by step instructions on how to fill in a partograph
• Exercises to practice plotting progress of labor on the partograph
• Case studies on the use of the partograph for making clinical decisions during labor.

Course Details:

This course consists of:
1) introductory video viewing session at your local distance learning center
2) self-study with CDROM “WHO Partograph e-Learning Tool”
3) workshop at your local distance learning center connecting all sites and WHO in Geneva via videoconference

After the introductory video viewing session, participants are expected to study the course materials (CDROM) and join the video conference workshop on April 28, 2010.

Date & Time：

- Session 1: Introductory video viewing session at your local distance learning center
(Please contact your local distance learning center for the exact date and time)

- Session 2: Workshop (video conference) at your local distance learning center on April 28, 2010
Please see times below for locations and time

Locations & Local Times:

Ghana: 7:00~9:15
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
Jordan: 10:00~12:15
Global Distance Learning Center, Atheer, University of Jordan
Tanzania: 10:00~12:15
Tanzania Global Distance Learning Centre (TGDLC)
Madagascar: 10:00~12:15
Madagascar Distance Learning Center
India: 12:30~14:45
India TERI Distance Learning Center
Sri Lanka: 12:30~14:45
Distance Learning Centre Ltd.
Indonesia: 15:00~17:15
GDLN Udayana University
Philippines:15:00~17:15
Asian Institute of Management
Mongolia: 15:00~17:15
Mongolia Development Learning Center
Tokyo: 16:00~18:15

Language：　 English
Fee: Free