Strengthening equity and anti-racism in women’s care: a quality improvement initiative reducing institutional maternal mortality in Brazil
With a significant reduction in iMMR, the CAM reveals that a QI intervention addressing inequities and racism issues is a feasible and promising approach to improve maternal outcomes within an equity-oriented model of care.
Authors
- Paulo Borem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8134-2939)
- Cláudia Garcia de Barros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1190-2179)
- Sebastián Vernal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8589-0089)
- Tayná De Araujo Brito
- J. Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-2664)
- Santiago Nariño
- Livia Sanches Pedrilio
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- Universidade Federal Fluminense (BR)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02452-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Sociedade Beneficente Israelita Brasileira Albert Einstein
- Merck Sharp and Dohme