Workplace-based learning from real-patient encounters is sparse in the obstetric emergency literature and remains a significant gap¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Accounts of workplace-based learning from real-patient encounters are sparse, making WPBL an under-investigated gap despite its central role in knowledge-building. → 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

q2 · i? · review · r2

Narrative synthesis finding across the review's training domain and repeated in its conclusion: "workplace-based learning (WPBL) remains a significant gap". Assessment of knowledge, rather than how learning becomes visible or informs practice, was the primary focus of the few studies describing such learning.

"Accounts of workplace-based learning (WPBL) from real-patient encounters—whether as part of formal training or arising organically from clinical work—are sparse. Blended approaches combining simulation with real-world exposure are recognised as valuable"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Experiential knowledge from clinicians and patients is underrepresented in the obstetric emergency literature — related
• Simulation dominates the literature on obstetric emergency knowledge-building, but evidence for sustained behaviour change and clinical impact remains limited — related
• Barriers to obstetric emergency knowledge-building are both structural and cultural, and inequalities permeate all domains driving inequities in outcomes — related
• Supervision is critical for applying obstetric emergency knowledge, with increased complications during periods of reduced oversight — related