The impacts of quality improvement on maternal and newborn health: preliminary findings from a health system integrated intervention in four Ethiopian regions
Hagaman AK, Singh K, Abate M, Alemu H, Kefale AB, Bitewulign B, Estifanos AS, Kiflie A, Mulissa Z, Tiyo H, Seman Y, Tadesse MZ, Magge H. The impacts of quality improvement on maternal and newborn health: preliminary findings from a health system integrated intervention in four Ethiopian regions. BMC Health Services Research 2020, 20: 522. PMID: 32513236, PMCID: PMC7282234, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05391-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedEthiopiaFemaleHealth Services ResearchHumansInfant HealthInfant, NewbornInterrupted Time Series AnalysisMaternal HealthMaternal Health ServicesPregnancyQuality ImprovementConceptsHealth system interventionsSyphilis testingLow birth weight infantsHealth worker adherenceBirth weight infantsAntenatal care visitsEarly postnatal careMaternal health servicesNeonatal health outcomesProportion of mothersSystem interventionsWeight infantsCare visitsPostnatal careSkilled deliveryWorkers' adherenceNewborn healthInterrupted time series approachChildbirth servicesQI approachSimilar settingsHealth outcomesHealth system workersImprovement interventionsHealth services