title: Approaches to improve quality of care (QoC) for women and newborns: conclusions, evidence gaps and research priorities.
abstract: This series of papers focuses on a quality of care framework for maternal health, and systematically reviews the evidence of interventions aimed at improving care at the community-, district- and factility-levels. While the systematic reviews highlight the effectiveness of specific quality improvement efforts on maternal and newborn health, it also illlustrates the dearth of evidence on community-, district- and facility-level interventions, particulary for issues specific to quality of maternal health care and maternal newborn health outcomes. Further evidence is now needed to evaluate the best possible combination of the strategies. Governments, stakeholders and donors need to work together to form these policies and develop models of health care to suit the needs of their own population.
authors.forename: Zulfiqar A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Bhutta
authors.forename: Rehana A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Salam
authors.forename: Zohra S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Lassi
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration*