Maternal and neonatal services in Ethiopia: Measuring and improving quality

Maureen E. Canavan, Marie A. Brault, Dawit Tatek, Daniel Burssa, Ayele Teshome, Erika Linnander and Elizabeth H. Bradley

No wp-2017-136, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Problem: Maternal and neonatal mortality remains high in low- and middle-income countries, with poor quality of intrapartum care as a barrier to further progress. Approach: We developed and tested a method of measuring the quality of maternal and neonatal care that could be embedded in a larger national performance management initiative. The tool used direct observations and medical record reviews to score quality in nine domains of intrapartum care.

Keywords: Ethiopia; Hospital quality; Intrapartum care; Labour services; Maternal mortality; Neonatal mortality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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