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Quality of maternal and newborn healthcare services in two public hospitals of Bangladesh: identifying gaps and provisions for improvement.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Healthcare service delivery systems need to ensure standard quality of care (QoC) for achieving expected health outcomes. Although Bangladesh has a good healthcare service delivery system, there are major concerns about the quality of maternal and newborn health (MNH) care services, which is imperative for achievements in health. The study aimed to measure the QoC for different MNH services in two selected public health facilities of Bangladesh. This study also documented the specific areas of each care which needs intervention. METHODS:The study was conducted in two district-level public health facilities-a district hospital (DH) and a mother and child welfare centre (MCWC). A total of 228 cases of MNH services were observed by using contextualized checklist 'Standards-based Management and Recognition (S-BMR)' for 8 selected MNH care services. For scoring, performed activities were calculated as percentages of the total recommended activities and categorized as high (>?80%), moderate (50 to 80%), and low (

SUBMITTER: Biswas TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6905111 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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