Using a quality improvement approach to improve maternal and neonatal care in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo
This study explored whether a QI intervention could be used in a protracted conflict setting to improve facility-based maternal and newborn care
Abstract
Providing quality health care services in humanitarian settings is challenging due to population displacement, lack of qualified staff and supervisory oversight, and disruption of supply chains. This study explored whether a participatory quality improvement (QI) intervention could be used in a protracted conflict setting to improve facility-based maternal and newborn care.
This research was supported by the Research for Health in Humanitarian Crises (R2HC) Programme
Citation
Hynes M, Meehan K, Meyers J, Mashukano Maneno L, Hulland E. Using a quality improvement approach to improve maternal and neonatal care in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo. Reprod Health Matters. 2017 Nov;25(51):140-150. doi: 10.1080/09688080.2017.1403276. Epub 2017 Dec 12. PMID: 29231787; PMCID: PMC5757313.