Benefits of simulation on multidisciplinary management of severe pre-eclampsia/severe eclampsia in 15 health districts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A randomized educational trial.

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the benefits of simulation for advancing knowledge and assisting healthcare staff in optimization of procedures when managing severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (sPE/E).

Methods: A randomized educational trial was conducted with two groups: Group I received theoretical training, while group II received the same training along with simulation scenarios based on the management of sPE/E. The study involved 199 healthcare providers, including physicians, midwives, skilled birth attendants, and nurses.

Evaluating the implementation of person-centred care and simulation-based learning in a midwifery education programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a study protocol.

Background: Investing in midwives educated according to international standards is crucial for achieving Sustainable Development Goals in maternal and newborn health. Applying a person-centred care approach and using simulation-based learning to improve the learning experience for midwifery students may enhance the quality of childbirth care. This protocol describes a study evaluating the implementation of person-centred approach and simulation-based learning in childbirth as part of a midwifery education programme at the Evangelical University in Africa, DRC.

Testing the feasibility of a translated and culturally adapted person-centred training programme in maternal and newborn healthcare in Democratic Republic of Congo: A process evaluation.

Objective: Ensuring quality of maternal and newborn healthcare is challenging in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity rate is high. Essential for quality care is a person-centred approach. One model of person-centred care (PCC) has been developed at Gothenburg University.

Advances in pediatric anesthesia services over the past 10 years in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.

Introduction: To improve and maintain quality and safety in anesthesia, standards have been proposed regarding human resources, facilities and equipment, medications and intravenous fluids, monitoring, and the conduct of anesthesia. Compliance with these standards remains a challenge in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and results in high morbidity and mortality particularly in children. This aim of this study was to assess the progress made in improving the pediatric anesthesia infrastructures, human resources, education, medications, and equipment in French-speaking SSA over the past 10 years (2013-2022).

Bone tumors in children: Round cell sarcoma of the thigh: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Bone tumor in children is a very large pathology and represents about 5% of pediatric cancers located mainly in the limbs. This is a case of a rare form of bone tumor of the round cell sarcoma type of the right femur in an 18-month-old female infant whose diagnosis and therapeutic decision are specific.

Case Presentation: We present an 18-month-old girl, admitted to the panzi general reference hospital and presenting a painful swelling of the right thigh evolving for more than a month and which gradually increased in size in a febrile context with ipso-lateral inguinal adenopathy; Bone biopsy revealed round cell sarcoma and immunohistochemistry was not available.

Caesarean section rate reduced by a redesigned birthing room. Results of a quality improvement intervention at a hospital in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Objective: To evaluate the influence of a new birthing room at a tertiary hospital in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on the caesarean section (CS) rate in women classified as Robson group 1, i.e., nulliparous women at term with spontaneous onset of labour of one foetus in cephalic presentation.

Benefits of Early Enteral Feeding with a Locally Prepared Protein-Energy Ration after Surgery for Acute Generalised Peritonitis: A Randomised Trial in Two Hospitals in Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Background: Acute generalised peritonitis (AGP) is a common and serious digestive surgery pathology. Undernutrition exacerbates patient condition and compromises their postoperative prognosis. Early enteral nutrition is recommended to reduce postoperative complications, but its availability and cost are problematic in low-income countries.

Pelvic floor symptoms among premenopausal women with pelvic organ prolapse in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Most of the literature on pelvic organ prolapse (POP) has been generated from postmenopausal patients in high-income countries. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a significant proportion of patients who present for surgical management of POP are premenopausal. Little is known about the impact of POP on pelvic floor symptoms in this population.

Implementing a new birthing room design: a qualitative study with a care provider perspective.

Background: Research shows that interventions to protect the sensitive physiological process of birth by improving the birthing room design may positively affect perinatal outcomes. It is, however, crucial to understand the mechanisms and contextual elements that influence the outcomes of such complex interventions. Hence, we aimed to explore care providers' experiences of the implementation of a new hospital birthing room designed to be more supportive of women's birth physiology.

Gastric cancer for young adults: Case series of three cases.

Introduction And Importance: Gastric cancer is the fifth most common malignant tumor in the world. It is considered to be the second most common cause of cancer-related death. It is still described as the preserve of people aged over 50.

Knowledge Attitude and Practice (KAP) survey among healthcare professionals in pediatrics on the psychomotor development of children. Case of urban and rural health areas in South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study.

Unlabelled: Development refers to change. The study of development is the understanding of how a subject functions at a particular age or time in life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pediatric healthcare personnel on the psychomotor development of the child.

Impact of Birthing Room Design on Maternal Childbirth Experience: Results From the Room4Birth Randomized Trial.

Objective: To study the effect of the birthing room design on nulliparous women's childbirth experience up to 1 year after birth.

Background: Although it is known that the birth environment can support or hinder birth processes, the impact of the birthing room design on maternal childbirth experience over time is insufficiently studied.

Methods: The Room4Birth randomized controlled trial was conducted at a labor ward in Sweden.

Impact of the Healing in Harmony program on women's mental health in a rural area in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Background: To assess whether Healing in Harmony (HiH), a form of music therapy, improved women's mental health following conflict-related trauma and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Methods: This study used a step-wedged design and included 167 women, who completed up to two pre-tests, a post-test, and up to two follow-up interviews at 3 and 6 months after completing the program. The Hopkins Symptoms Checklist was used to measure anxiety and depression.

High SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Healthcare Workers in Bukavu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Among 359 healthcare workers (HCW) employed in Panzi General Referral Hospital located in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 148 (41.2%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Thirty-three (22.

Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approaches of Cryptorchidism at the Panzi General Hospital, DR Congo: A 5-year Retrospective Study.

Background: Cryptorchidism is a common congenital malformation characterized by unilateral or bilateral undescended testis in the scrotum. It is a common disease in pediatric urology although the prevalence is yet to be determined in the East DR Congo. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence, clinical and therapeutic features of cryptorchidism at the Panzi General Hospital.