A comparison of intensive vs. light-touch quality improvement interventions for maternal health in Uttar Pradesh, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor patient experiences during delivery leads to delayed presentation at facilities and contributes to poor maternal health outcomes. Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is a key component of quality. Improving PCMC requires changing the process of care which can be complex and necessitate significant external input, making replication and scale difficult. This study compares the effectiveness two Quality Improvement (QI) intervention phases, one Intensive, one Light-Touch.

Methods

We use a matched case-control design to compare two phases of a QI Intervention targeting PCMC, with three facilities in each. The Intensive phase was introduced into three government facilities where teams were supported to identify, design, and test potential improvements over 12 m

SUBMITTER: Montagu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7716449 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature