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RCOG World Congress 2025
June 23 - 25, 2025 | ExCeL London, UK
EP.0287
Caesarean Section Teaching Practices: A Global Survey
Poster Presenter
Authors
Liesl de Waard, Elize Archer, Kathryn Chu, Chris Muller, Stefan Gebhardt
Affiliations
Part of Topic
Education
Video
Background:
Objective:
To identify and describe Caesarean Section(CS) teaching practicesTo compare these between High-Income countries(HIC) and Low-income and Middle-income countries(LMIC).
Methods:
Cross-sectional electronic survey
The survey included questions across 5 domains:
Survey developed on Redcap, by investigating team and piloted among O&G Dept TBH
Survey distributed at FIGO Paris 2023, through SASOG, WATOG meeting CS
Participation voluntary , anonymous and informed consent prior to starting
Ethics approved Stellenbosch University
Results:
Conclusion
Substantial differences in CS training experiences between HIC and LMIC. LMIC clinicians perform more procedures but receive less supervision and competency assessment.
Concerns regarding CS outcomes in LMIC are know2, and now those individuals' performing CS in these countries have reinforced the need for improving training.
Standardised global training frameworks are needed including,
As mentors and trainers, we have a fundamental ethical and moral responsibility to deliver the highest quality training possible within the constraints of our available resources.