2024
Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
He A, Kanduma E, Pérez-Escamilla R, Buckshee D, Chaquisse E, Cuco R, Desai M, Munguambe D, Reames S, Manuel I, Spiegelman D, Xu D. Barriers and facilitators for implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Mozambique: A qualitative study using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003174. PMID: 39236014, PMCID: PMC11376584, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchSafe Childbirth ChecklistBirth attendantsImplementation researchFocus group discussionsChildbirth practicesWHO Safe Childbirth ChecklistQualitative studyReduce adverse birth outcomesChildbirth-related complicationsGroup discussionsQuality of careNeonatal deathWeak health systemsAdverse birth outcomesPre-implementation assessmentEvidence-based practiceDeductive thematic analysisLow-resource settingsNeonatal mortality rateHealth systemMaternity carePre-implementationBirth outcomesProvider motivation
2020
Coaching Intensity, Adherence to Essential Birth Practices, and Health Outcomes in the BetterBirth Trial in Utter Pradesh, India
Barnhart DA, Spiegelman D, Zigler CM, Kara N, Delaney MM, Kalita T, Maji P, Hirschhorn LR, Semrau KEA. Coaching Intensity, Adherence to Essential Birth Practices, and Health Outcomes in the BetterBirth Trial in Utter Pradesh, India. Global Health Science And Practice 2020, 8: ghsp-d-19-00317. PMID: 32127359, PMCID: PMC7108945, DOI: 10.9745/ghsp-d-19-00317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEssential birth practicesSafe Childbirth ChecklistPerinatal health outcomesBirth attendantsHealth outcomesBetterBirth trialWorld Health Organization Safe Childbirth ChecklistBirth practicesQuality of careSustain behavior changeCoaching-based interventionBehavior changeFrequent coachingPerinatal mortalityBirth facilityAdherenceOutcomesGreater improvementAttendantsVisitsTrialsMonthsRegression modelsAssociationUtter PradeshOptimizing the development and evaluation of complex interventions: lessons learned from the BetterBirth Program and associated trial
Barnhart DA, Semrau KEA, Zigler CM, Molina RL, Delaney MM, Hirschhorn LR, Spiegelman D. Optimizing the development and evaluation of complex interventions: lessons learned from the BetterBirth Program and associated trial. Implementation Science Communications 2020, 1: 29. PMID: 32885188, PMCID: PMC7427863, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-020-00014-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSafe Childbirth ChecklistComplex intervention developmentComplex interventionsBetterBirth ProgramWorld Health Organization Safe Childbirth ChecklistIntervention developmentIntervention packageEffective intervention componentsReal-world studyFuture complex interventionsNeonatal healthAdvanced stageIntervention componentsComplete data collectionTrialsInterventionHealth impactsImplementation intensityFull-scale trialFuture studiesOutcomesFull-scale evaluationEvaluation