Understanding the implementation (including women's use) of maternity waiting homes in low-income and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternity waiting homes in low-income and middle-income countries provide accommodation near health facilities for pregnant women close to the time of birth to promote facility-based birth and birth with a skilled professional and to enable timely access to emergency obstetric services when needed. To date, no studies have provided a systematic, comprehensive synthesis explaining facilitators and barriers to successful maternity waiting home implementation and whether and how implementation strategies and recommendations vary by context. This synthesis will systematically consolidate the evidence, answering the question, 'How, why, for whom, and in what context are maternity waiting homes successfully implemented in low-income and middle-income countries?'.

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SUBMITTER: McRae DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7931758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature