The power of practice: simulation training improving the quality of neonatal resuscitation skills in Bihar, India

BMC Pediatrics

Table 4 Percent of live deliveries in which mentees successfully completed key NR Skills in the early versus later weeks of training (N = 252)

Key NR skill	Weeks 1–3		Weeks 4–8		Percentage-point change^c	P-value
Key NR skill	N^a	n (%)^b	N^a	n (%)^b	Percentage-point change^c	P-value
Identification of non-vigorous infant	66	32 (48.5)	156	108 (69.2)	20.7	< 0.01^d
Warm/dry/stimulate	65	60 (92.3)	144	139 (96.5)	4.2	0.29^e
Suction	63	27 (42.9)	145	99 (68.3)	25.4	< 0.01^d
PPV	48	12 (25.0)	109	52 (47.7)	22.7	< 0.01^d

NR Neonatal resuscitation, PPV Positive pressure ventilation
^aN = number of live deliveries in which performance of NR skill was required and recorded
^bn = number of live deliveries in which NR skill was successfully completed; % = percent of live deliveries in which NR skill was successfully completed
^cDifference in percent of live deliveries in which NR skill was completed from early to late weeks of training
^dPearson Chi-Squared Test
^eFisher’s Exact Test

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