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VR helping midwives in rural Qld deliver babies

Virtual reality (VR) is helping to create safer birthing experiences for Queensland mothers and their babies in remote towns.

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  1. I am somewhat dismayed and confused with a couple of things in the story. Firstly, the title states helping ‘midwives in rural Qld deliver babies’ – Midwives do not need help in delivering babies, it is remote nurses that are being helped because there are no midwives. I am also confused with the statement by Ms Bailey chosen for the story “[With the VR] I can pick up a stethoscope, put it in my ears, and listen to heart sounds. I can listen to lung sounds, I can dress a patient, put ECG dots on,” this statement has no relevance to the use of VR with delivering babies and I am sure there was something more related stated that could have been used.
    Having this technology is fantastic for the nurses working in remote areas and will assist them in gaining new skills and confidence in maternity care. It is a shame that does not come across as well as it could.

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