Promoting respectful maternity care with the <scp>WHO</scp> labor care guide and the checklist mnemonic “ <scp>COPE</scp> ”: A quality improvement project
Deeply entrenched labor care practices are difficult to change; however, sustained, champion-led quality improvement interventions using the LCG and with sustained supportive supervision can yield meaningful improvement in women's birth experiences.
Authors
- Mercy Nassali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9501-7803)
- Aamirah Mussa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9152-5686)
- Thabo Moloi
- G Justus Hofmeyr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-1007)
- Roger Shapiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4832-6275)
- Modimowame Jamieson
- Rebecca Luckett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1975-8837)
- Sarah Hanson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4751-8248)
- Leatile Sedabadi
- Joan Russell
- Ndiwo B. Memo
- Badani Moreri‐Ntshabele
- Chelsea Morroni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2026-6039)
- Lorato Matshitsa
- Aratwa Tumagole
- Maipelo Tsuaneng
- Franciose D. Rubgega
- Kago Ganagagabo
Institutions
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Botswana (BW)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health (GB)
- Ministry of Health (BW)
- Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute Partnership (BW)
- Walter Sisulu University (ZA)
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-05-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70238
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00