The GLOBAL ALSO program was created as a result of the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) program expanding internationally. The current curriculum has been modified for the epidemiological, medical, technological, pedagogical, and cultural contexts where ALSO is taught. The five leading causes of maternal mortality in the world are: hemorrhage (25%), infection (15%), unsafe abortion (13%), eclampsia (12%), and obstructed labor (8%).
Included on the GLOBAL ALSO CD-ROM are:
GLOBAL ALSO
- Instructions about introduction of ALSO courses to new regions using the teach the teacher model
- Addenda to each of the chapters in the main syllabus to give them an international context and addressing issues relevant to developing countries that are not covered in the existing chapters
- New chapters addressing important clinical issues not covered in the main syllabus
- Recommendations for how midwives, doctors and other skilled birth attendants (SBAs) can best interact with traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to develop clinical protocols and to create teamwork within the nation’s health care system
- Teacher training and resources for working with TBAs who may have limited literacy
