Assessment of facility and health worker readiness to provide quality antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care in rural Southern Nepal.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Increased coverage of antenatal care and facility births might not improve maternal and newborn health outcomes if quality of care is sub-optimal. Our study aimed to assess the facility readiness and health worker knowledge required to provide quality maternal and newborn care. METHODS:Using an audit tool and interviews, respectively, facility readiness and health providers' knowledge of maternal and immediate newborn care were assessed at all 23 birthing centers (BCs) and the District hospital in the rural southern Nepal district of Sarlahi. Facility readiness to perform specific functions was assessed through descriptive analysis and comparisons by facility type (health post (HP), primary health care center (PHCC), private and District hospital). Knowledge was compared by faci

SUBMITTER: Lama TP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6945781 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature