Implementation matters: assessing the effectiveness and sustainment of an obstetric triage program at a high-volume facility in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal mortality remains stubbornly high in Ghana. Current national efforts are focused on improving the quality of care offered in health facilities. Obstetric triage is one intervention that has been proposed to improve the timeliness and appropriateness of care, two key elements of quality. In this study, we describe and evaluate a theory-based implementation approach to introduce obstetric triage into Tema General Hospital, a high-volume maternity hospital in Greater Accra, that blends concepts from implementation science and quality improvement. This implementation project was a first attempt to scale this intervention into a new facility, following initial development in the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (formerly Ridge Hospital) in Accra.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Ramaswamy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647175 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature