The CUBA has been developed by the Applied Research Centre in Health and Lifestyle Interventions at Coventry University. It contains questions in categories which reflect topics covered by the UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Ten Steps (for maternity) and Seven Point Plan (for community) to Successful Breastfeeding.

• Comprehensive coverage of research based breastfeeding knowledge, practice and policy
• Relevant to qualified, support and lay healthcare staff
• Captures observation and problem solving skills by use of real clinical videos
• Audit and training needs system for managers

Assessment

• On-line assessment
• User-friendly design
• 50 Multiple choice questions
• Includes video clip and photo questions for more practice realistic scenarios
• Takes approximately 30 minutes

Individual Feedback

• Instant individual feedback on knowledge in each CUBA category
• Recommendations for further study
• Guidance on areas to improve
• Links to the CUBA workbook to provide structured further study options

Institutional Report

• Live update of staff completing CUBA
• Institutional training needs analysis based on staff who have taken CUBA
• Qualifications, years of experience and profile of staff having completed CUBA
• Graphical summary of staff performance in each CUBA category – for feedback to staff groups or management
• Implications for care of mothers
• Comparison to other occupational groups
• Overall recommendations for training programmes required

Demonstration of CUBA

A brief demonstration of CUBA can be seen here. You can see the introduction screen, example questions in each category and sample feedback.

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