Welcome to Simulcast! In this special episode, Victoria Brazil is joined by <a href='https://laerdalglobalhealth.com/resources/news/simulation_saves_lives_hege_ersdal/'>Hege Ersdal</a> and Benjamin Kamala, the joint first authors of <a href='https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2406295'>a ground-breaking study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine</a>. Their program aimed to reduce birth-related mortality in Tanzania, with spectacular success. The <a href='https://saferbirths.com/'>Safer Births Bundle</a> integrated key elements: innovative simulation training, data-driven quality improvements, advanced clinical devices, and international collaboration and local empowerment. Neonatal mortality was reduced by 40 % and maternal deaths reduced by 75%. Congratulations to all involved. 
The article: 
Kamala BA, Ersdal HL, Moshiro RD, Guga G, Dalen I, Kvaløy JT, Bundala FA, Makuwani A, Kapologwe NA, Mfaume RS, Mduma ER, Mdoe P; Safer Births Bundle of Care Study Group. <a href='https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2406295'>Outcomes of a Program to Reduce Birth-Related Mortality in Tanzania</a>. N Engl J Med. 2025 Mar 13;392(11):1100-1110. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2406295.

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