"The Ockenden report actually outlined that teams who work together need to train together, and simulation is the absolutely right way to do that."
"We're able to get the neonatal teams and maternity teams, obstetricians, ancillary staff, theatre staff all together to be able to run through acute scenarios, to make sure that it's as safe and effective as possible."
"This is an added advantage to training, which we didn't have before. So I think personally, as a mum, that gives me huge reassurance."
A simulation laboratory at Birmingham Women's Hospital recreates emergency childbirth situations for staff learning in a risk-free environment. The unit was funded by a £1m donation from entrepreneur George Davies through his charitable trust. The facility includes areas kitted out as "real life" working wards, including a delivery room, a neonatal unit and a theatre. Scenarios that can be simulated include home births, a baby being born in a car park, and transfers from delivery room to neonatal intensive care. The laboratory brings together neonatal, maternity, obstetric, theatre and ancillary staff from the hospital and the region to run acute scenarios and enhance safety. Parents and staff reported increased reassurance from the additional training resource amid national scrutiny of maternity services.
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