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Observational studyBMC pregnancy and childbirth2019

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

Taposh Kumar Biswas, Hasnat Sujon, M Hafizur Rahman, Henry B Perry, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury

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Taposh Kumar BiswasInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh.
Hasnat SujonInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh.
M Hafizur RahmanJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Henry B PerryJohns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Mahbub Elahi ChowdhuryInternational Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh. melahi@icddrb.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-3303

Funding

USG-USAID GR-00864 (Awarded to icddr,b through University Research Co., LLC)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare 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.

methodsThe 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 (< 50%).

resultsOverall QoC scores were moderate for each DH (54.8%), and MCWC (56.1%). In DH, the QoC score was high for blood transfusion (80.3%); moderate for maternal complications management (77.0%), caesarean section (CS) (65.6%), infection prevention (64.3%), sick newborn care (54.1%), and normal vaginal delivery (NVD) (52.6%); and low for antenatal care (ANC) (25.6%) and postnatal care (PNC) (19.0%). In MCWC, the QoC scores were high for infection prevention (83.0%); moderate for CS (76.5%) and NVD (59.8%); and low for ANC (36.9%) and PNC (24.5%).

conclusionsIn the study facilities, the QoC for MNH services is found to be unsatisfactory, particularly for ANC and PNC. Urgent initiative needs to be taken by introducing contextualized quality monitoring tools at health facilities, along with training of the care providers and introducing a quality monitoring system.

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BangladeshCross-Sectional StudiesDelivery of Health CareFemaleHospitals, PublicHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal Health ServicesPregnancyQuality of Health CareBangladeshMaternal and newborn healthPublic health facilitiesQuality of careStandards-based management and recognition (SBM-R)

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