Factors impacting-stillbirth and neonatal death audit in Malawi: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over one million babies are stillborn or die within the first 28 days of life each year due to preventable causes and poor-quality care in resource-constrained countries. Death audit may be a valuable tool for improving quality of care and decreasing mortality. However, challenges in implementing audit and their subsequent action plans have been reported, with few successfully implemented and sustained. This study aimed to identify factors that affect stillbirth and neonatal death audit at the facility level in the southern region of Malawi.

Methods

Thirty-eight semi-structured interviews and seven focus group discussions with death audit committee members were conducted. Thematic analysis was guided by a conceptual framework applied deductively, combined with ind

SUBMITTER: Gondwe MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9502637 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature