Evaluation of a quality improvement intervention for labour and birth care in Brazilian private hospitals: a protocol

• Main Authors: Jacqueline Alves Torres (Author), Maria do Carmo Leal (Author), Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues (Author), Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira (Author), Andreza Rodrigues Nakano (Author), Maysa Luduvice Gomes (Author), Ana Claudia Figueiró (Author), Marcos Nakamura-Pereira (Author), Elaine Fernandes Viellas de Oliveira (Author), Bárbara Vasques da Silva Ayres (Author), Jane Sandall (Author), José M Belizán (Author), Zulmira Hartz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Brazilian private hospitals, caesarean section (CS) is almost universal (88%) and is integrated into the model of birth care. A quality improvement intervention, "Adequate Birth" (PPA), based on four driving components (governance, participation of women and families...