Application and evaluation of the educational App that integrates local knowledge of midwifery care in Tanzania

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K10935
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: Shimpuku Yoko 広島大学, 医系科学研究科(保), 教授 (00633421)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 国際研究者交流 / 国際保健学 / 助産学 / ICT / 在来知 / 妊娠 / 女性を中心としたケア / アプリ開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to evaluate, from the perspective of pregnant women, whether they received care that made them feel "more prepared for childbirth" and "confident that they were central to their care" by integrating the local knowledge of midwifery care into an educational application using guidelines, and by connecting and sharing this content with other midwives. Specifically, we conducted (1) a pilot study to test the effectiveness of a midwife education app, (2) an accumulation of local knowledge related to pregnancy and childbirth as perceived by midwives and an evaluation of its safety, and (3) the development and evaluation of an app to deliver information directly to pregnant women.

Free Research Field

国際保健、助産学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

2016年と2018年に全世界向けに出版された新しいWHOの妊娠期・分娩期ケアのガイドラインは、妊婦の身体的、社会文化的「正常」を保ち、母児の健康を促進し、女性が「ポジティブな経験」ができるようなケアの質の改善を推奨している。本研究では、そのガイドラインの内容にタンザニアにおける在来知を融合し、女性を中心にしたケアについての説明を含め、汎用的に助産師の知識を向上すること、また妊婦に直接情報を届けるアプリでは助産師が伝えきれない保健教育を提供できることで、ケアの質向上とアクセス向上に寄与することが考えられる。