Quality of antenatal and childbirth care in northern Ghana

• Verfasst von: Duysburgh, Els [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Williams, A. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Williams, J. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Loukanova, Svetla [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Temmerman, M. [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Quality of antenatal and childbirth care in northern Ghana
• Verf.angabe: E. Duysburgh, A. Williams, J. Williams, S. Loukanova, M. Temmerman
• E-Jahr: 2014
• Jahr: [2014]
• Umfang: 10 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 04.09.2020
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: BJOG
• Ort Quelle: Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 1902
• Jahr Quelle: 2014
• Band/Heft Quelle: 121(2014), s4, Seite 117-126
• ISSN Quelle: 1471-0528
• DOI: doi:10.1111/1471-0528.12905
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Sach-SW: Antenatal care
• Sach-SW: childbirth
• Sach-SW: Ghana
• Sach-SW: maternal and newborn health
• Sach-SW: quality of care
• K10plus-PPN: 1728886198

Abstract

The QUALMAT research project aims to improve maternal and newborn health by improving the quality of antenatal and childbirth care provided in primary healthcare facilities. Within the frame of this project, a comprehensive quality assessment took place in selected health centres in northern Ghana. The results of this assessment showed that overall quality of routine antenatal and childbirth care was satisfactory, although some critical gaps were identified. Counselling and health education practices need to be improved; laboratory investigations are often not performed; examination and monitoring of mother and newborn during childbirth are inadequate; partographs are often not used and poorly completed; and equipment to provide assisted vaginal deliveries was absent.