eHBB: A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Virtual Reality For Newborn Resuscitation Refresher Training Of Healthcare Workers In Nigeria And Kenya

Background: Each year, there are 2.8 million newborn deaths, most of which are preventable. Intrapartum asphyxia is one of the three leading causes of neonatal mortality. In 2017, poor quality of care accounted for almost 1 million neonatal deaths, mostly during the intrapartum period. As the majority of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income country settings where there is high penetrance of mobile devices, we hypothesized that mobile virtual reality (VR) simulation refresher training in neonatal resuscitation (NR) would support the maintenance of HCW NR skills …