Assessing the quality of childbirth care in Mexico: findings from the maternal eCohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2022, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) launched the "Comprehensive Women-Centered Maternal Health Care Model" (AMIIMSS program) to improve maternal healthcare. This research evaluated the childbirth care quality, comparing outcomes between IMSS and private hospitals and between IMSS hospitals with high and low adherence to the AMIIMSS program, and assessed whether the type of healthcare provider and delivery, the content of care, and the occurrence of obstetric violence were associated with the perceived quality of childbirth care, after controlling for other relevant demographic and clinical covariates.

Methods

Data were collected from an observational IMSS-affiliated eCohort of pregnant women aged 18 to 49, focusing on their experiences, percep

SUBMITTER: Doubova SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12004645 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature