May 2010
Mt Eliza Lions Club Member Clive
Bennett with the Birthing Simulator baby during the club’s recent visit to
Frankston Hospital.
Lions share
The club donated $8,000 to the
unit to purchase a PROMPT Birthing Simulator.
The simulator helps teach many
of the practical skills required for the successful management of childbirth,
said Peninsula Health Operations, Major Projects and Quality Director Sharyn
Hayles.
‘We really enjoyed having
members of the Lions Club come to the unit to see how the simulator is used to
train staff,’ Ms Hayles said.
The birthing simulator is a
mannequin with life-sized torso, hips and thighs and comes complete with a
life-like baby that it can ‘deliver.’
It was originally designed to
improve training for the manoeuvres required to accurately manage shoulder
dystocia—an unpredictable, obstetric emergency.
As well as training for
complicated deliveries, the simulator realistically imitates normal delivery,
as well as breech and assisted deliveries.
‘The Lions Club makes regular donations to Peninsula Health and we are very grateful for their contributions,’ Ms Hayles said.
