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OnJanuary14th,2017,Dr.ShigekoHoriuchi,Dr.YasukoNagamatsu,andthedoctoralstudents,Ms.NaokoMaruyama,Ms.RieTanaka,andMs.MiyukiOkavisitedIndonesiatoconductaseminarformidwivesinTangeranghospital.Weconducteda3-hourseminaraboutearlyskintoskincontactfollowingtheEarlyEssenGalNewbornCare(EENC)programbasedontheWHOstandards.Opportunely,theprogramaboutEENCwasheldinOctober2016atSt.Luke’sUniversity.TwoIndonesianfaculGes,Dr.YenitaAgusand

Ms.MaulinaHandayaniwhoparGcipatedthepreviousprogramfacilitatedandinterpretedtheseminarinIndonesia.ThisseminarprovidedbasicknowledgeandskillregardingthepreparaGonofdeliveryandnewborncareimmediatelyaRerdelivery,usinganacGvelearningmethod.TheseminarcontentsincludedademonstraGon,lecture,roleplay,andafocusgroupdiscussion.

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EarlySkintoSkinContactCareSeminarinIndonesia

Priortotheseminar,theknowledgeaboutearlyskintoskincarewasevaluatedusinganoriginalscale.Attheverybeginningoftheseminar,weinvitedanIndonesianmidwifefordemonstraGonoftheusualdeliverycareintheTangeranghospital.ThelecturebyMs.MaruyamaandMs.Okafollowed.TheessenGalcareandtheevidenceswereexplained.

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BirthingsimulaGondevicewasintroducedandIndonesianmidwivesplayedaroleofmother.Theenvironmentofdeliveryroomwassimulatedsuchaswashroom,aircondiGonerandsoon.ThedeliverykitthatlocalmidwivesareusingintheTangeranghospitalwasused. 

ARerthelecture,Dr.HoriuchiandMs.TanakaperformedtheessenGalcarealongwiththeWHOchecklist.

AlltheparGcipantsenjoyedlearningthenewstepsofdeliveryusingtheacGvelearningmethod.Thisseminarwasagreatopportunitytolistentothemidwives’voicesandopinionabouttheusualdeliveryroompracGce.

MostexciGngpartoftheseminarwastheroleplaybyparGcipants.ParGcipantspracGcedthenewborncareusingthesimulaGondeviceandotherparGcipantscheckedtheprocedureusingthechecklist.Tostabilizethenewskillandknowledge,smallgroupdiscussionwasconducted.AlltheparGcipantsreflectedtheirroleplayanddiscussedaboutthedifferencesfromactualpracGce,difficulGesinpracGce,andpossibilityofapplicaGonintodailypracGceindeliveryroom.TheparGcipantsansweredthesameaRertheprogram.FinallythecerGficateoftheseminarwashandedtotheeachparGcipantsbyDr.Horiuchi.

CongratulaGons!

Further,weareplanningthenextstepsfornewborncareinIndonesia.

FundedbyJSPSCore-to-CoreProgramWriHenbyMiyukiOkaChairShigekoHoriuchiAsiaAfricaMidwiferyResearchCenter　　

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FromJanuary23thto26th,2017,Dr.YokoShimpukuandamaster’sstudent,Ms.RikaFukutomivisitedLaosPDRtoobservethemodule3,monitoringofEarlyEssenGalNewbornSeminarconductedbyWHOCountryOfficeandnaGonal/localfacilitators.

Monitoringcalled“module3”wasalsoacombinaGonofclinicalpracGceobservaGon,interviewofmothers,andcheckofhospitalenvironmentandmedicalsupply.Welearnedthatbymonitoring,trainedfacilitatorsrememberedthecontentsofEENCandunderstoodmoredeeply. 

WefirstarrivedinVienGanewhereWHOCountryOfficeis.WevisitedtheannexbuildingofMinistryofHealthandreceivedabriefingfromDr.HiromiObara,whoisanadvisorforMoH.SheisoneofthedevelopersofEENC,soitwasnicelearningfromanexpertwhobothknowshealthsystemandmaternalchildhealth.AsEENCisasetofcoachingandmonitoringtosustainevidence-basednewborncareinhealthfaciliGes,wecametolearnhowtoconductmonitoringsothatwecanconductasetinothercountries.

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WHOEarlyEssenOalNewbornCareMonitoringinLaoPDR

Dr.ShogoKubota,theteamleaderofMCHunitinWHOLaoPDR,gaveusalotofinsightsandconsideraGonforworkingwithfrontlineworkers.Monitoringtosustaintheeffectsofcoachingisimportant.Ownershipoftheprojectisalsoakey.WewillputthisexperiencetoTanzania.