Building a safety culture in global health: lessons from Guatemala

HE Rice, R Lou-Meda, AT Saxton, BE Johnston… - BMJ Global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Programmes to modify the safety culture have led to lasting improvements in patient safety
and quality of care in high-income settings around the world, although their use in low …

Determinants of clean birthing practices in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review

J Esteves Mills, E Flynn, O Cumming, R Dreibelbis - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Infection is a leading cause of maternal and newborn mortality in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC). Clean birthing practices are fundamental to infection …

Healthcare providers' perception of the referral system in maternal care facilities in Aceh, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

F Diba, I Ichsan, M Muhsin, M Marthoenis, H Sofyan… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Our study investigates the barriers perceived by staff in the referral systems in
maternal healthcare facilities across Aceh province in Indonesia. Design With a cross …

Teaching patient safety in global health: lessons from the Duke Global Health Patient Safety Fellowship

BE Johnston, R Lou-Meda, S Mendez, K Frush… - BMJ Global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Health systems in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) have a high burden of
medical errors and complications, and the training of local experts in patient safety is critical …

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a quality improvement intervention to support integration of maternal, child and HIV care in primary health care facilities in South …

L Haskins, J Chiliza, P Barker, C Connolly… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Despite policies and guidelines recommending integration of health services in
South Africa, provision of maternal and child health services remains fragmented. This study …

Adaptation and implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist around the world

RL Molina, AC Benski, L Bobanski, DE Tuller… - Implementation science …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) published the WHO Safe
Childbirth Checklist in 2015, which included the key evidence-based practices to prevent the …

Implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist modified for preterm birth: lessons learned and experiences from Kenya and Uganda

KA Achola, D Kajjo, N Santos, E Butrick, C Otare… - BMC health services …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) contains 29 evidence-based
practices (EBPs) across four pause points spanning admission to discharge. It has been …

Eliminating maternal and neonatal tetanus and promoting clean delivery practices through disposable clean birth kits

SA Raza, BI Avan - Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Tetanus is a vaccine-preventable acute disease manifested by instability of motor system
and autonomic nervous system and is caused by a highly potent neurotoxin produced by the …

Feasibility study on the adoption of the WHO safe childbirth checklist by front-line healthcare providers and managers in Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire

KR Kourouma, WME Yaméogo, D Doukouré… - Pilot and Feasibility …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist tool was
specifically designed for developing countries such as sub-Saharan African countries, to …

Using the WHO safe childbirth checklist to improve essential care delivery as part of the district-wide maternal and newborn health quality improvement initiative, a …

B Bitewulign, D Abdissa, Z Mulissa, A Kiflie… - BMC Health Services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Care bundles are a set of three to five evidence-informed practices which, when
performed collectively and reliably, may improve health system performance and patient …