Quality of maternal obstetric and neonatal care in low-income countries

• Verfasst von: Wilhelm, Danielle J. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Lohmann, Julia [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: De Allegri, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Chinkhumba, Jobiba [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Muula, Adamson S. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Brenner, Stephan [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Quality of maternal obstetric and neonatal care in low-income countries
• Titelzusatz: development of a composite index
• Verf.angabe: Danielle Wilhelm, Julia Lohmann, Manuela De Allegri, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Adamson S. Muula and Stephan Brenner
• E-Jahr: 2019
• Jahr: 17 July 2019
• Umfang: 13 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 04.10.2019
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: BMC medical research methodology
• Ort Quelle: London : BioMed Central, 2001
• Jahr Quelle: 2019
• Band/Heft Quelle: 19(2019) Artikel-Nummer 154, 13 Seiten
• ISSN Quelle: 1471-2288
• DOI: doi:10.1186/s12874-019-0790-0
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 1678164305
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

In low-income countries, studies demonstrate greater access and utilization of maternal and neonatal health services, yet mortality rates remain high with poor quality increasingly scrutinized as a potential point of failure in achieving expected goals. Comprehensive measures reflecting the multi-dimensional nature of quality of care could prove useful to quality improvement. However, existing tools often lack a systematic approach reflecting all aspects of quality considered relevant to maternal and newborn care. We aim to address this gap by illustrating the development of a composite index using a step-wise approach to evaluate the quality of maternal obstetric and neonatal healthcare in low-income countries.