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*Asmaa Barkat, Khalid. Barkat, Aicha Kharbach and Amina Barkat

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Study’s aim: The aim of this research was to study the teaching of perinatal asphyxia’s pathology in the basic and continuing education courses of midwives, nurses and, general doctors involved in the care of asphyxic newborns. Materials and Methods: This is a quantitative prospective study, carried out at the level of all birthing centers and maternities of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region. It targeted all midwives, nurses and general doctors who meet the inclusion criteria of this study. On the basis of an exhaustive sampling, the mother population was 307 health professionals, and with a response rate of 83.67% the number of respondents was 251. Results: This study showed that 64.54% of the health professionals benefited from a course on perinatal asphyxia as part of their basic training. This course includes practical and theoretical aspects in 37%. It was theoretical in 59.9% and only practical in 3.1%. Likewise, she attested that 69% of health professionals who had received a course on perinatal asphyxia stated that the course did not provide them with the necessary knowledge to manage an asphyxiated newborn baby. As she illustrated, 55.7% did not receive any further training related to perinatal asphyxia. And that, 96.2%, of the participated in the continuing education sessions organized in the field of this pathology, declared that these training sessions enabled them to develop their skills relating to the management of asphyxic newborns. Conclusion: This study has shown the importance of evaluating the training programs in order to review the teaching of perinatal asphyxia’s pathology for the benefit of these health professionals. Also, this study attested the importance to integrate this pathology in the plans of continuing education Of the Ministry of Health, in order to improve health professionals’ skills about asphyxiated newborns’ care.