Regional experience in the formation of professional competencies in the medical team to provide emergency medical care to a newborn - a strategy and tactics in reducing the infant mortality rate

• Zinaida A. Plоtonenko
• Olga A. Senkevich
• Zhanna В. Vasilieva
• Dorofeev Alexander L.

Abstract

The mortality rate of infants in the Khabarovsk Region was steadily decreased over the past 10 years. It was reduced from 2012 to 2018 more than 2 times and reached a historical minimum of 5.0 per 1.000 live births. The provision of specialized medical care had certain difficulties and especially in areas with low population density and limited medical infrastructure. Therefore, it will be necessary to find ways for cooperation and teamwork. The approach for the formation of competencies in the nursing team, the development of team skills and implementation of monitoring of the basic professional competencies for neonatal resuscitation has an on influence on significant health indicators. The modern innovations in organization, methodology, and education resulted in the decreased of the early neonatal and infant mortality in the Khabarovsk Region.

Keywords:training, competence, resuscitation, infant mortality

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