Maya and PROMPT Flex: Building a complete training pathway

Simulation based education has transformed obstetric training, helping learners develop clinical skills, confidence and teamwork in a safe environment before caring for real patients.

However, many institutions face a challenge when selecting simulation equipment. Some require accessible skills trainers that can be used regularly by large numbers of learners. Others need comprehensive simulation platforms capable of supporting complex emergency scenarios and multidisciplinary team training.

Rather than competing solutions, Maya and PROMPT Flex are designed to address different stages of the learning journey and together can form the foundation of a complete obstetric simulation programme.

Understanding the Learning Pathway

Effective obstetric education typically progresses through three stages:

1. Skills Acquisition

Learners develop fundamental psychomotor and clinical assessment skills.

Examples include:

Vaginal examination
Assessment of labour progress
Normal birth management
Fundal massage
Blood loss estimation

2. Deliberate Practice

Learners repeatedly perform skills until competence and confidence are achieved.

This stage requires:

High repetition
Consistent scenarios
Rapid reset times
Easy access to equipment

3. Scenario and Team-Based Simulation

Learners apply their skills in realistic clinical situations involving communication, teamwork, decision-making and emergency management.

Examples include:

Shoulder dystocia
Breech birth
Postpartum haemorrhage
Assisted vaginal birth
Multidisciplinary emergency responses

Where Maya Fits

Its automated birthing system allows learners to repeatedly practise core labour and birth skills without requiring a facilitator to manually control the delivery.

The benefits include:

Increased learner engagement
More repetitions per session
Consistent training experiences
Reduced educator workload
Opportunities for self-directed learning
Fully integrated scenarios with simulated patient

Because scenarios can be configured quickly through the app, Maya is particularly well suited to:

Undergraduate education
Skills laboratories
Competency assessment
Independent practice sessions
Early-stage obstetric training

Maya delivers focused skills training while introducing learners to realistic clinical scenarios.

Maya Labor & Birthing Simulators

Where PROMPT Flex Fits

PROMPT Flex is designed to support comprehensive obstetric simulation programmes.

Its modular design enables institutions to create realistic training environments covering a broad range of obstetric procedures, emergencies and team-based scenarios.

PROMPT Flex is particularly valuable for:

Simulation centres
Advanced obstetric programmes
Interprofessional education
Faculty-led simulation
Emergency skills training

The flexibility of the platform allows educators to create customised scenarios tailored to local training requirements and learning objectives.

PROMPT Flex Birthing Simulators

Better Together

When used together, Maya and PROMPT Flex create a structured educational pathway that supports learners throughout their development.

Learn

Students are introduced to key labour and birth concepts using Maya, and advance into complex scenarios with PROMPT Flex and its modules.

Practise

Learners develop competence through repeated exposure to automated and consistent scenarios.

Simulate

Maya's customisable automation, simulates "start to finish" birth scenarios for essential skills acquisition.

PROMPT Flex provides the environment for learners to apply those skills to realistic, high-pressure, clinical situations.

This progression allows institutions to maximise educational value while ensuring simulation resources are used effectively.

Example Training Pathways

Midwifery Schools
Maya	PROMPT Flex
Multi obstetric emergencies Vaginal examination Labour assessment Normal birth Breech birth PPH fundamentals	Complex obstetric emergencies Team communication Escalation pathways Multidisciplinary simulation

Teaching Hospitals
Maya	PROMPT Flex
Skills refreshers Competency assessment New staff induction	Emergency drills Team training Clinical governance programmes

Simulation Centres
Maya	PROMPT Flex
Full simulation scenarios High-frequency skills stations Self-directed learning	Specialist simulation scenarios Faculty-led courses Advanced obstetric education

A Flexible Approach to Modern Obstetric Education

There is no single simulation solution that meets every educational need.

Maya provides accessible, repeatable and learner focused skills training. PROMPT Flex delivers comprehensive, flexible and immersive obstetric simulation.

Together, they enable educators to create scalable training programmes that support learners from their first vaginal examination through to the management of complex obstetric emergencies.

By combining deliberate practice with realistic scenario-based learning, institutions can develop clinicians who are better prepared, more confident and ready to deliver safer maternity care.