RESUMEN
Background: Shoulder dystocia management necessitates a sound knowledge in diagnosis and applications of appropriate maneuvers. Conventionally this topic is taught with lectures in our institution. Objectives: 1. To compare the effectiveness of manikin demonstration to didactic lecture in teaching shoulder dystocia to undergraduate students. 2. To assess the attitude of students regarding inclusion of demonstrations sessions with manikin to their teaching schedule. Methods: This comparative study was conducted on 60 students attending their 8th semester posting in OBG in Kannur Medical College. Students were divided in to two batches, one receiving a didactic lecture class and the other a manikin demonstration on shoulder dystocia, following which a posttest evaluation was carried out with MCQs. The next day students were crossed over and classes taken using the two methods following which feedback from students were obtained and analyzed. Results: The posttest scores revealed that the group taught by manikin demonstration scored better when compared to the batch taught by lecture which was statistically significant. Feedback analysis showed that all students found manikin demonstration a more interesting method and majority felt this was the better method and helped in understanding the maneuvers. Peer opinion was that though manikin demonstration was more interesting, theoretical aspects could be better covered by a lecture and hence should be used as a complementary method to lecture. Conclusion: Manikin demonstration was more effective in teaching shoulder dystocia when compared to conventional lectures and was also associated with better learner satisfaction.