"Rwandan Neonatal Care and the Development of the Non electric Infant Warmer" by Anne Hansen

OPENPediatrics

Listen as Dr. Anne Hansen, Medical Director of the Neonatal ICU at Boston Children’s Hospital, outlines challenges facing today’s physicians and nurses in Rwanda as they care for newborns. She also introduces a non-electric infant warmer and outlines the benefits of its use in dealing with the challenge of neonatal hypothermia. After viewing this video, participants should be able to: • Understand current trends and statistics surrounding neonatal care in Rwanda • Appreciate the challenges facing Rwandan physicians in caring for neonates and track the timeline of protocol development • Identify the benefits of using the non-electric infant warmer to complement Kangaroo Mother Care Initial publication: May 23, 2019. Please visit: www.openpediatrics.org OPENPediatrics™ is an interactive digital learning platform for healthcare clinicians sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital and in collaboration with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies. It is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge between healthcare providers around the world caring for critically ill children in all resource settings. The content includes internationally recognized experts teaching the full range of topics on the care of critically ill children. All content is peer-reviewed and open access-and thus at no expense to the user. For further information on how to enroll, please email: [e-mail] Please note: OPENPediatrics does not support nor control any related videos in the sidebar, these are placed by Youtube. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.