"If we work as a team, there are success stories." Unpacking team members' perceptions and experiences of what impacts team performance in a maternal and neonatal quality improvement programme in South Africa, before, and during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Many maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths can be avoided if quality of care is improved. The South African National Department of Health implemented a multi-partner quality improvement (QI) programme between 2018 and 2022, in 21 facilities, with the aim to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. We conducted a qualitative evaluation to explore QI team members' perceptions of the factors shaping variation in team performance. The evaluation was conducted in 15 purposively selected facilities. We interviewed 47 team members from the 14 facilities consenting to participate in the evaluation, over three time points. We conducted 21 individual interviews and 18 group interviews. Data were thematically analysed using ATLAS.ti 8. Based on a preliminary assessment, six teams were rated as

SUBMITTER: Odendaal W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665988 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature