Integrated Maternal Care Strategies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Ineffective organisation of care leads to increased morbidity and mortality in neonates and their mothers. We aimed to identify and describe strategies used in low- and middle-income countries that attempt to deliver coherent, coordinated, and continuous services (i.e., integrated care) and how the various strategies affect the organisation of care.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature review to identify, appraise, and synthesise relevant evidence about strategies for integrating maternal care in low- and middle-income countries, searching multiple electronic databases.

Results

Fourteen studies met our inclusion criteria. We identified five types of integration strategies: 1) organisational, 2) service/professional, 3) functional, 4) organis

SUBMITTER: van der Werf L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9231572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature