Description
In the region of Lower Silesia region a major challenge is to improve perinatal care and the development of obstetric and neonatal including an increase in the quality and availability of specialized medical care for women in the periconceptional period, during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, and newborn. The problem concerns the area of Lower Silesia voivodeship, including rural areas, small, medium and large-sized town.The aim of the project is to improve medical care for women as well as in 10 hospitals being engaged in this project for women from Lower Silesia region.Key elements of the project include: construction works and modernizations of hospital, foetus and infant diagnostics, lifesaving and infant therapy, support for women during procreation, pregnancy and perinatal period as well training for medical staff. Project’s indirect target group are women of childbearing age, pregnant women and women just after childbirth, infants, obstetricians, nurses, doctors specialized in neonatology and obstetrics, medical personnel pursuing screening tests
Summary of project results
The actions undertaking in the project in 9 hospitals were aimed at the improvement of perinatal care and at the development of maternity and neonatal units in hospitals of Lower Silesia voivodeship. The quality and accessibility to medical care for women of childbearing age, pregnant women and women during the postnatal period and their infants were be executed throughout: - developing of medical personnel’s competence through professional trainings in the area of infertility, care of pregnant women, fetal diagnosis (including congenital disorders) and the newborns care and diagnosis (including intensive care) - 929 doctors, nurses and midwives took part in 13 different trainings - education boosting of competence for women trained within health promoting programmes and different forms of group education and information – 5516 and 2210 - developing of neonatal and maternity units by purchasing the equipment, building extention and building alternation - 222 pieces of equipment (8 ultrasounds machines, 16 maternity beds, 24 CTG machines, 2 fetal heart monitoring systems; 17 medical ventilators, 14 incubators, 31 cardiac monitors, 20 pulse oximeters, 27 infusion pumps and more); - supporting 3 hospitals within infrustructure actions: in the leader hospital in Walbrzych - the Women and Infants Diagnostic Centre, in Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny in Wroclaw – the modernization of the neonatal unit, Milickie Centrum Medyczne – the alternation of the part of delivery suite; - examining of infants (ultrasound examinations echocardiography, cranial ultrasound scans and ultrasound of hips; bacteriological tests, eye examination) and women – 59 373 The conducted ultrasound scans caused the significant increase of perinatal care and allowed to detect the pathological conditions unable to detect in the prenatal period. Such wide diagnostics are sensational in polish hospitals. The results were presented during the symposium. The project was implemented within the framework of the partnership of 9 hospitals and consisted of investment and non-investment actions.The project foresaw the production and distribution of leaflets (800 000) for women regarding pregnancy, childbirth and afterbirth classes and health care services for pregnants in the Lower Silesia voivodeship. In addition 6 tv spots were braodcasted in regional channels.
Summary of bilateral results