Midwifery and quality care: findings from a new evidence-informed framework for maternal and newborn care

Renfrew, Mary J; McFadden, Alison; Bastos, Maria Helena; Campbell, James; Channon, Andrew Amos; Cheung, Ngai Fen; Silva, Deborah Rachel Audebert Delage; Downe, Soo; Kennedy, Holly Powell; Malata, Address; McCormick, Felicia; Wick, Laura; Declercq, Eugene

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60789-3

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“…75 Because stillbirth is an indicator of quality of care, women's experiences of care associated with stillbirth can be deemed to be an indicator of quality of care processes. Just as actions can be taken to prevent stillbirth, actions can be taken to prevent adverse psychosocial outcomes after stillbirth and, in both instances, suboptimum interpersonal care can undermine even the best clinical care and lead to harm.…”

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Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries

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Variation in stillbirth rates across high-income countries and large equity gaps within high-income countries persist. If all high-income countries achieved stillbirth rates equal to the best performing countries, 19 439 late gestation (28 weeks or more) stillbirths could have been avoided in 2015. The proportion of unexplained stillbirths is high and can be addressed through improvements in data collection, investigation, and classification, and with a better understanding of causal pathways. Substandard care contributes to 20-30% of all stillbirths and the contribution is even higher for late gestation intrapartum stillbirths. National perinatal mortality audit programmes need to be implemented in all high-income countries. The need to reduce stigma and fatalism related to stillbirth and to improve bereavement care are also clear, persisting priorities for action. In high-income countries, a woman living under adverse socioeconomic circumstances has twice the risk of having a stillborn child when compared to her more advantaged counterparts. Programmes at community and country level need to improve health in disadvantaged families to address these inequities.

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“…75 Quality can be improved through better communication and information provision, and timely delivery of evidence-based interventions. Quality bereave ment care must also be emphasised, with greater access than at present to training being a crucial first step.…”

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Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries

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“…Therefore, a framework with important domains of measurement and pathways to achieve the desired health outcomes is required to identify the action points to improve the quality of care. Since the Donabedian model of quality of care for health facilities was proposed in 1988, WHO and others have developed strategic thinking to operationalise key characteristics of QoC, using different elements from the provision of care as well as the experience of care, integral to maternal and newborn care provided in the facilities 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. WHO has also advanced health systems thinking by identifying six building blocks—service delivery; health workforce; information, medical products, vaccines and technologies; financing, and leadership/governance—creating a structure from where health systems analysis and intervention points can be established 20…”

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Quality of care for pregnant women and newborns—the WHO vision

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“…Globally, there is a shift in the maternal, newborn, and child health agenda from an exclusive focus on survival to the inclusion of drivers for thriving and transformation 1, 2. This shift is in line with the third Sustainable Development Goal – ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages – and the new Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents’ Health (2016–2030) 3.…”

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