Defining, conceptualizing, and measuring perceived maternal care quality in low- to high-income countries: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health practitioners and researchers must be able to measure and assess maternal care quality in facilities to monitor, intervene, and reduce global maternal mortality rates. On the global scale, there is a general lack of consensus on how maternal care quality is defined, conceptualized, and measured. Much of the literature addressing this problem has focused primarily on defining, conceptualizing, and measuring clinical indicators of maternal care quality. Less attention has been given in this regard to perceived maternal care quality among women which is known to influence care utilization and adherence. Therefore, there is a need to map the literature focused on defining, conceptualizing, and measuring perceived maternal care quality across low-, middle-, and high-in

SUBMITTER: Brown KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7903867 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature