Using a quality improvement model to enhance providers' performance in maternal and newborn health care: a post-only intervention and comparison design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Standards Based Management and Recognition (SBM-R^©) approach to quality improvement has been implemented in Ethiopia to strengthen routine maternal and newborn health (MNH) services. This evaluation assessed the effect of the intervention on MNH providers' performance of routine antenatal care (ANC), uncomplicated labor and delivery and immediate postnatal care (PNC) services.

Methods

A post-only evaluation design was conducted at three hospitals and eight health centers implementing SBM-R and the same number of comparison health facilities. Structured checklists were used to observe MNH providers' performance on ANC (236 provider-client interactions), uncomplicated labor and delivery (226 provider-client interactions), and immediate PNC services in

SUBMITTER: Ayalew F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5389001 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature