La simulation sur mannequin haute fidélité dans la formation initiale des sages-femmes

Like in aviation or marine, simulation in health consists in reproducing experimentally realistic conditions to allow training of health professionals and minimize the risk to patients. Widely used in the world, health simulation is less common in France. To reduce intrapartum maternal mortality, a partnership between the Faculty of Medicine and School of Midwifery of Nancy will lead to use a simulator recently acquired from Laerdal: SimMom®. The practice of simulation learning is effective since several years abroad, particularly the United States and a direct positive effect is observed after practical sessions. The impact of this new educational concept in the training course of midwives already seems promising. Since May 2012, Nancéens students benefit from the simulator in obstetrics but also from the acquisition of a Pediatrics newborn simulator: SimBaby®.