Estimating maternity ward birth attendant time use in India: a microcosting study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Despite global concern over the quality of maternal care, little is known about the time requirements to complete the essential birth practices. Using three microcosting data collection methods within the BetterBirth trial, we aimed to assess time use and the specific time requirements to incorporate the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist into clinical practice.

Setting

We collected detailed survey data on birth attendant time use within the BetterBirth trial in Uttar Pradesh, India. The BetterBirth trial tested whether the peer-coaching-based implementation of the WHO Checklist was effective in improving the quality of facility-based childbirth care.

Participants

We collected measurements of time to completion for 18 essential birth practices from July 2016 thr

SUBMITTER: Lofgren KT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8823136 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature