The role of teams in shaping quality of obstetrical care: a cross-sectional study in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine how characteristics of clinical colleagues influence quality of care.

Design

We conducted a cross-sectional observational study examining the associations between quality of care and a provider's coworkers, controlling for individual provider's characteristics and contextual factors.

Setting

Nine health facilities in Dire Dawa Administration, Ethiopia, from December 2020 to February 2021.

Participants

824 clients and 95 unique providers were observed across the 9 health facilities.

Outcome measures

We examine the quality of processes of intrapartum and immediate postpartum care during five phases of the delivery (first examination, first stage of labour, third stage of labour, immediate newborn care and immediate maternal postpartum

SUBMITTER: Gage AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9535209 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature