Barriers to obstetric emergency knowledge-building are both structural and cultural, and inequalities permeate all domains driving inequities in outcomes¶
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q2 i? Barriers to building and applying OE knowledge are both structural (access to training, knowledge and resources) and cultural (blame, punitive attitudes, entrenched hierarchies), and inequalities permeate all domains. → Stelling H 2026
Evidence¶
Stelling H 2026¶
Stelling H, Burford B, Park S, McGurk L, Brown M E L, Vance G. (2026). How do doctors build knowledge around obstetric emergencies? A scoping review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119725
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Review authors' synthesis in the Discussion: "Inequalities permeated all domains, driving inequities in outcomes". Limited access to care, transport, facilities and continuing education with poor staffing and resourcing created cycles where the most disadvantaged communities received the poorest care.
"Barriers to learning were both structural, such as access to training, knowledge and resources, and cultural, including blame, punitive attitudes and entrenched hierarchies. Inequalities permeated all domains, driving inequities in outcomes."
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Related Claims¶
- Simulation dominates the literature on obstetric emergency knowledge-building, but evidence for sustained behaviour change and clinical impact remains limited — related
- Experiential knowledge from clinicians and patients is underrepresented in the obstetric emergency literature — related
- Supervision is critical for applying obstetric emergency knowledge, with increased complications during periods of reduced oversight — related
- Computing education has historically excluded marginalized student populations, and large inequities in access persist — a broader claim this one bears on
- Workplace-based learning from real-patient encounters is sparse in the obstetric emergency literature and remains a significant gap — related
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