Skills retention in Sudanese village midwives 1 year following Helping Babies Breathe training.

Background: Over 80% of deliveries in Sudan occur in isolated villages, attended by village midwives (VMWs). Upgrading newborn resuscitation skills with the Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme could improve newborn survival rates.

Objective: To describe the competencies in newborn resuscitation of selected VMWs pre-HBB and post-HBB training.