Is quality of care during childbirth consistent from admission to discharge? A qualitative study of delivery care in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving quality of maternal healthcare services is key to reducing maternal mortality across developing nations, including India. Expanding access to institutionalized care alone has failed to address critical quality barriers to safe, effective, patient-centred, timely and equitable care. Multi-dimensional quality improvement focusing on Person Centred Care(PCC) has an important role in expanding utilization of maternal health services and reducing maternal mortality.

Methods

Nine public health facilities were selected in two rural districts of Uttar Pradesh(UP), India, to understand women's experiences of childbirth and identify quality gaps in the process of maternity care. 23 direct, non-participant observations of uncomplicated vaginal deliveries were condu

SUBMITTER: Saxena M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6160099 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature