Safer Baby Bundle: study protocol for the economic evaluation of a quality improvement initiative to reduce stillbirths.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Stillbirth continues to be a public health concern in high-income countries, and with mixed results from several stillbirth prevention interventions worldwide the need for an effective prevention method is ever present. The Safer Baby Bundle (SBB) proposes five evidence-based care packages shown to reduce stillbirth when implemented individually, and therefore are anticipated to produce significantly better outcomes if grouped together. This protocol describes the planned economic evaluation of the SBB quality improvement initiative in Australia.

Methods and analysis

The implementation of the SBB will occur over three state-based health jurisdictions in Australia-New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria, from July 2019 onwards. The intervention is being applied

SUBMITTER: Callander EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438048 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature