A comprehensive assessment of care competence and maternal experience of first antenatal care visits in Mexico: Insights from the baseline survey of an observational cohort study
We found important gaps in adherence to ANC standards and that care competence during the first ANC visit is an important predictor of positive user experience. To inform quality improvement efforts, IMSS should institutionalize the routine monitoring of ANC competencies and ANC user experience. This will help identify poorly performing facilities and providers and address gaps in the provision of evidence-based and women-centered care.
Authors
- Diana Pérez-Morán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2907-7146)
- Martín Paredes-Cruz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7029-1865)
- Catherine Arsenault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-3015)
- Luis Rey García‐Cortés (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3325-1458)
- Ricardo Pérez‐Cuevas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5564-5821)
- Victoria Martínez Gaytán
- Gilberto Espinoza Anrubio
- Svetlana V. Doubova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-7095)
- Carlos Alberto Prado-Aguilar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3122-2955)
- Margaret E. Kruk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9549-8432)
- V. Gallardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0039-5937)
- Claudio Quinzaños Fresnedo
- Megan Carolina Cerda Mancillas
- Augusto Sarralde Delgado
- Miguel Angel Romero Garcia
- C Ruiz
Institutions
- Milken Institute (US)
- Mexican Social Security Institute (MX)
- Inter-American Development Bank (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Instituto de Salud del Estado de México (MX)
- Harvard Global Health Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004456
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55
Funders
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social