Improving coverage of postnatal care in rural Ethiopia using a community-based, collaborative quality improvement approach

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL1, 2014, Pages

  Tesfaye, Solomon ^a   Barry, Danika ^b   Gobezayehu, Abebe Gebremariam ^c   Frew, Aynalem Hailemichael ^d   Stover, Kim Ethier ^a   Tessema, Hana ^e   Alamineh, Lamesgin ^d,e   Sibley, Lynn M ^b  

^a United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JSI RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e JSI Research and Training Institute Inc ^*  (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Community intervention; Ethiopia; Maternal and newborn health; Postnatal care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LABOR; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; ADULT; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84894064958     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12168     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Lawn JE, Cousens S, Zupan J. 4 million neonatal deaths: When? Where? Why? Lancet. 200;365(9462):891-900.
2. WHO. Trends in Maternal Mortality: 1990 to 2010. WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA and The World Bank Estimates. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2012.
3. Ronsmans C, Graham WJ. Maternal mortality: Who, when, where, and why. Lancet. 2006;368(9542):1189-2000.
4. Baqui AH, Ahmed S, El Arifeen S, Darmstadt GL, Rosecrans AM, Mannan I, et al. Effect of timing of first postnatal care home visit on neonatal mortality in Bangladesh: A observational cohort study. BMJ. 2009;339:b2826.
5. Kumar V, Mohanty S, Kumar A, Misra RP, Santosham M, Awasthi S, et al. Effect of community-based behaviour change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2008;372(9644):1151-1162.
6. Bahl R, Qazi S, Darmstadt GL, Martines J. Why is continuum of care from home to health facilities essential to improve perinatal survival? Semin Perinatol. 2010;34(6):477-485.
7. Baqui A, Williams EK, Rosecrans AM, Agrawal PK, Ahmed S, Darmstadt GL, et al. Impact of an integrated nutrition and health programme on neonatal mortality in rural northern India. Bull World Health Organ. 2008;86(10):796-804, A.
8. WHO/UNICEF Joint Statement. Home Visits for the Newborn Child: A Strategy to Improve Survival. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO/FCH/CAH. World Health Organization and the United Natios Children's Fund; 2009.
9. WHO Department of Making Pregnancy Safer. WHO Technical Consultation on Postpartum and Postnatal Care. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2010.
10. Bhutta ZA, Chopra M, Axelson H, Berman P, Boerma T, Bryce J, et al. Countdown to 2015 decade report (2000-10): Taking stock of maternal, newborn, and child survival. Lancet. 2010;375(9730):2032-2044.
11. Sines E, Syed U, Wall S, Worley H. Postnatal Care: A Critical Opportunity to Save Mothers and Newborns. Saving Newborn Lives. Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau and Save the Children; 2007.
12. Neonatal Mortality Formative Research Working Group. Developing community-based intervention strategies to save newborn lives: Lessons learned from formative research in five countries. J Perinatol. 2008;28(2):S2-8.
13. Central Statistical Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ORC Macro. Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2000. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Calverton, MD: CSA and ORC Macro; 2001.
14. Central Statistical Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ORC Macro. Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2005. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Calverton, MD: CSA and ORC Macro; 2006.
15. Central Statistical Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ICF Macro. Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2011. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Calverton, MD: CSA and ICF Macro; 2012.
16. Koblinsky M, Tain F, Tesfaye S. Reducing maternal mortality and increasing use of skilled birth attendance: Ethiopia and MDG 5. Ethiop J Repro Health. 2010;4(1):4-15.
17. Warren C. Care seeking for maternal health: Challenges remain for poor women. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2010; Special Issue 1: 100-104.
18. Warren C. Care seeking for the newborn: Community perceptions and health seeking behaviour. Ethiop J Health Dev. 2010; Special Issue 1: 110-114.
19. The Last Ten Kilometers Project (L10K). Changes in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in 115 Rural Woredas fo Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, and Tigray, 2008-2010: Findings from the L10K Baseline and Midterm Surveys. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.; 2012.
20. Seims LR. Postnatal care of newborns and mothers in developing countries. J Health Popul Nutr. 2008;26(1):110-111.
21. Sibley LM, Tesfaye S, Desta BF, et al. Improving maternal and newborn health care delivery in rural Amhara and Oromiya regions of Ethiopia through the Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014;59:S6-S20.
22. Frew AH Barry D, Mohammed H, et al. The effect of community maternal and newborn health family meetings on type of birth attendant and completeness of maternal and newborn care received during birth and the early postnatal period in rural Ethiopia. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014;59:S44-S54.
23. Gobezayehu AG, Mohammed H, Dynes MM, et al. Knowledge and skill retention among frontline health workers: Community Maternal and Newborn Health training in rural Ethiopia. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2014;59:S21-S31.
24. Stephenson R, Belachew A, Finneran C, Dynes M, Apuzzo S, Sibley L. MaNHEP Baseline Report: Indicators of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Amhara and Oromiya Regions. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (MaNHEP); 2011.
25. Mitike G, Belachew A, Barry D, et al. MaNHEP Endline Survey Report: Indicators of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Amhara and Oromiya Regions, Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership (MaNHEP); 2013.
26. SAS reference: SAS software Version 9.3 of the SAS System for Microsoft Windows. Cary, NC: SAS Institute Inc.; 2012.
27. Central Statistical Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia]. Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Population Census Commission and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); 2008.
28. Benneyan JC, Lloyd RC, Plsek PE. Statistical process control as a tool for study and healthcare improvement. BMJ Quality & Safety 2003;12:458-464.
29. Zimmerman SM, Icenogle ML. Statistical Quality Control Using Excel. Milwaukee, WI: ASO Quality Press; 2003.
30. Microsoft Excel. Redmond, WA: Microsoft; 2010.
31. MaNHEP. Community Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH) Change Package. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Atlanta, GA: Maternal and Newborn Health in Ethiopia Partnership; 2012.
32. Abraha MW, Nigatu TH. Modeling trends of health and health related indicators in Ethiopia (1995-2008): A time-series study. Health Res Policy Syst. 2009;7:29.