Publications by authors named "Ram Chahar"
While midwives are recognized as primary care-providers for maternal and new-born care in many parts of the world, India is transitioning to professional midwifery. The pathway to midwifery in India has been through integrated nursing and midwifery education. Since 2018, India has introduced an 18-month post nursing midwifery education programme.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNegligible quantitative research evidence exists on standardisation and psychometric validation of questionnaires that measure midwifery educators' confidence in their competence. This study developed a self-assessment of confidence in competence questionnaire in India based on the WHO Midwifery Educator Core Competencies (2014) with an aim to develop and validate a self-assessment tool measuring midwifery tutors' confidence in competence in imparting quality midwifery education. The questionnaire was developed as part of a multi-centre study to identify confident midwifery tutors for further training as educators, supporting India's rollout of professional midwives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The transition from paper to digital systems requires quality assurance of the underlying content and application of data standards for interoperability. The World Health Organization (WHO) developed digital adaptation kits (DAKs) as an operational and software-neutral mechanism to translate WHO guidelines into a standardized format that can be more easily incorporated into digital systems.
Methods: WHO convened health program area and digital leads, reviewed existing approaches for requirements gathering, mapped to established standards, and incorporated research findings to define DAK components.
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- * Methods: The toolkit was developed in three steps, starting with input from specialists, followed by user testing with stakeholders from several countries to gather feedback and improve the tool.
- * Results: User testing involved 22 health stakeholders across four countries, who found the toolkit useful. They identified various issues that were addressed in a revised version of the toolkit, which includes tools for data assessment and a document that presents the women's-centered approach of the guidelines.