Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia
Abstract Background Simulation training provides safe environment for skill acquisition and retention. This study addresses a critical challenge in Africa – umbilical cord and placenta management after childbirth – aiming to bridge theoretical learning with practical experiences through simulation....
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| author | Amerigo Ferrari Sabina Maglio Selamawit Tamirat Moges Tesfaye Melaku Wolde Fabio Manenti Enzo Facci Ilaria Corazza Selene Tognarelli Milena Vainieri Arianna Menciassi |
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| description | Abstract Background Simulation training provides safe environment for skill acquisition and retention. This study addresses a critical challenge in Africa – umbilical cord and placenta management after childbirth – aiming to bridge theoretical learning with practical experiences through simulation. We realized a new low-cost high-fidelity simulator of placenta and umbilical cord. We conducted a needs-based training course for nursing and midwifery students at St. Luke Hospital of Wolisso, Ethiopia, to validate our new simulator and compare its acceptability and teaching effectiveness with other two simulators (conventional low-fidelity model and human placenta). Methods We surveyed St. Luke Hospital medical experts to obtain their feedback on the new simulator’s face, content, and usability. We carried out a simulation training course for 67 students who received theoretical lectures and simulation courses being divided into three groups according to the simulator used. We assessed the simulators’ user acceptability using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and compared the final objective evaluations by tutors between groups. Results Experts confirmed the new simulator’s fidelity, material quality, and usability. Students training on the new simulator demonstrated higher objective scores and perceived it as more useful and user-friendly compared to human placenta, while there was no difference between conventional simulator and human placenta in the TAM items. Conclusion We validated a new high-fidelity simulator developed by the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy, using the TAM scale and robust statistical methods, thanks to a successful collaboration with St. Luke’s Hospital in a simulation training course where students achieved higher objective scores and perceived the simulator as more useful and easier to use than a real human placenta, suggesting significant educational benefits and potential for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4debad8ebf104203a77f2340eacd4dbd2025-08-20T02:11:21ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202024-10-0124111210.1186/s12909-024-06152-0Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and EthiopiaAmerigo Ferrari0Sabina Maglio1Selamawit Tamirat2Moges Tesfaye3Melaku Wolde4Fabio Manenti5Enzo Facci6Ilaria Corazza7Selene Tognarelli8Milena Vainieri9Arianna Menciassi10MeS (Management and Health) Laboratory, Institute of Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced StudiesThe BioRobotics Institute, Sant’Anna School of Advanced StudiesSt. Luke Catholic College of NursingSt. Luke Catholic College of NursingSt. Luke Catholic College of NursingDoctors with Africa CUAMMDoctors with Africa CUAMMMeS (Management and Health) Laboratory, Institute of Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced StudiesThe BioRobotics Institute, Sant’Anna School of Advanced StudiesMeS (Management and Health) Laboratory, Institute of Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced StudiesThe BioRobotics Institute, Sant’Anna School of Advanced StudiesAbstract Background Simulation training provides safe environment for skill acquisition and retention. This study addresses a critical challenge in Africa – umbilical cord and placenta management after childbirth – aiming to bridge theoretical learning with practical experiences through simulation. We realized a new low-cost high-fidelity simulator of placenta and umbilical cord. We conducted a needs-based training course for nursing and midwifery students at St. Luke Hospital of Wolisso, Ethiopia, to validate our new simulator and compare its acceptability and teaching effectiveness with other two simulators (conventional low-fidelity model and human placenta). Methods We surveyed St. Luke Hospital medical experts to obtain their feedback on the new simulator’s face, content, and usability. We carried out a simulation training course for 67 students who received theoretical lectures and simulation courses being divided into three groups according to the simulator used. We assessed the simulators’ user acceptability using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and compared the final objective evaluations by tutors between groups. Results Experts confirmed the new simulator’s fidelity, material quality, and usability. Students training on the new simulator demonstrated higher objective scores and perceived it as more useful and user-friendly compared to human placenta, while there was no difference between conventional simulator and human placenta in the TAM items. Conclusion We validated a new high-fidelity simulator developed by the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy, using the TAM scale and robust statistical methods, thanks to a successful collaboration with St. Luke’s Hospital in a simulation training course where students achieved higher objective scores and perceived the simulator as more useful and easier to use than a real human placenta, suggesting significant educational benefits and potential for future research.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06152-0PlacentaUmbilical cordSimulationTrainingMidwiferyNursing |
| spellingShingle | Amerigo Ferrari Sabina Maglio Selamawit Tamirat Moges Tesfaye Melaku Wolde Fabio Manenti Enzo Facci Ilaria Corazza Selene Tognarelli Milena Vainieri Arianna Menciassi Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia BMC Medical Education Placenta Umbilical cord Simulation Training Midwifery Nursing |
| title | Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia |
| title_full | Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia |
| title_short | Nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low-cost high-fidelity placenta simulator: a collaboration between Italy and Ethiopia |
| title_sort | nursing and midwifery simulation training with a newly developed low cost high fidelity placenta simulator a collaboration between italy and ethiopia |
| topic | Placenta Umbilical cord Simulation Training Midwifery Nursing |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06152-0 |
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