Measuring the quality of maternal and care processes at the time of delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: development and validation of a short index

Abstract Background There is a growing recognition that quality of care must improve in facility-based deliveries to achieve further global reductions in maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity. Better measurement of care quality is needed, but the unpredictable length of labor and delivery hin...

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Main Authors: Vandana Tripathi, Cynthia Stanton, Donna Strobino, Linda Bartlett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2281-z