The Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Popular Foundationwith the support of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Mops) and the National Health Service (SNS), they successfully developed the Training workshop For teachers and nurses specializing in obstetrics in Maternal and neonatal care (CMNR).
The workshop, which took place from July 22 to 24, 2025 in the Simulation room of the UASDHe brought together teaching teams of the nursing career, including specialists in maternal and neonatal health, as well as graduated nurses in the specialty, details a press release.
The days were focused on Strengthen knowledge and skills in the CMNR modelcovering recommended and not recommended practices, the impact of the Respectful attentionand the relevance of the accompaniment and autonomy of women in the delivery process.
In the commitment to expand this initiative at the national level, this Integral workshop in Maternal and neonatal care It was replicated from July 28 to 30, 2025 in Santiago de los Caballeros.
Directed, on this occasion, to health professionals of a network of services selected in the Santiago region, including the Estrella Ureña hospital, the Maternity Renée Klang in Guzmán, the Juan XXIII hospital and the CPNA Korea/Beijing, seeks to enable new trainers for the implementation and progressive scaling of the CMNR model in the area.
Key teachers
This meeting enables key teachers, but marks the formal start of the Matter establishment of respectful care in the Curriculum mesh Of nursing careers, a milestone that will transform the training of future and future health professionals in the country.
This transcendental step is aligned with the priority of the Dominican Government, through the Ministry of Public Health and Social Assistance (Mops) and the National Health Service (SNS), of Reduce maternal and neonatal morbid.
The training of professionals with a CMNR approach is key to addressing stagnation in the reduction of the maternal mortality that the country has faced, with a estimated 124 deaths for every 100,000 born live in 2023.
This was stood out in his words Master Alquidia Durán de JesúsDirector of the UASD Nursing School, who addressed his students with motivation and hope.
The Maternal and neonatal carepromoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), represent an essential component for a positive and safe birth experience.
This approach is based on the right of all women to receive the highest level of health care, free of violence and discrimination. This was highlighted by Dr. Mario Uffre Cipolletta, dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the UASD, in the words of welcome.
