Who's your coach? The relationship between coach characteristics and birth attendants' adherence to the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist.

ABSTRACT: Background: Research demonstrates that coaching is an effective method for promoting behavior change, yet little is known about which attributes of a coach make them more or less effective. This post hoc, sub-analysis of the BetterBirth trial used observational data to explore whether specific coaches' and team leaders' characteristics were associated with improved adherence to essential birth practices listed on the World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist. Methods: A descriptive analysis was conducted on the coach characteristics from the 50 BetterBirth coaches and team leaders. Data on adherence to essential birth practices by birth attendants who received coaching were collected by independent observers. Bivariate linear regression models were constructed, accounting for clu

SUBMITTER: George ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7417619 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature