What factors influence a Quality Improvement Collaborative in improving contraceptive services for foreign-born women? A qualitative study in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improved contraceptive services could reduce the unmet need for contraception and unintended pregnancies globally. This is especially true among foreign-born women in high-income countries, as the health outcomes related to unmet need of contraception disproportionally affect this group. A widely used quality improvement approach to improve health care services is Quality Improvement Collaborative (QIC). However, evidence on to what extent, how and why it is effective and what factors influence a QIC in different healthcare contexts is limited. The purpose of this study was to analyse what factors have influenced a successful QIC intervention that is aimed to improve contraceptive service in postpartum care, mainly targeting foreign-born women in Sweden.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Siosteen-Holmblad I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10568973 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature