Advancing maternal and newborn healthcare measurement: developing quality of care indices for postnatal and small and/or sick newborn care in low- and middle-income countries
The three QRIs provide composite measures for maternal and newborn PNC and SSNC readiness that could be adapted at the country level and operationalised using health facility assessment survey data, facilitating their use by decision-makers for planning and resource allocation. Revision of existing health facility assessments to address gaps in readiness and provision/experience of care measurement for PNC and SSNC would bolster efforts to monitor and improve care quality for mothers and newborns.
Authors
- Shannon King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9709-3562)
- Tanya Marchant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4228-4334)
- Louise T. Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-0002)
- Emily D Carter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1649-5274)
- Jennifer Harris Requejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0351-7465)
- Melinda Kay Munos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-8026)
- Moïse Muzigaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4323-9217)
- Ashley Sheffel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-7085)
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Global Environment Facility (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- World Health Organization (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04261
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00