Assessment of facility readiness for implementing the WHO/UNICEF standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities - experiences from UNICEF's implementation in three countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

• Main Authors: Alexander Manu (Author), Shams Arifeen (Author), John Williams (Author), Edward Mwasanya (Author), Nabila Zaka (Author), Beth Anne Plowman (Author), Debra Jackson (Author), Priscilla Wobil (Author), Kim Dickson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background There is a global drive to promote facility deliveries but unless coupled with concurrent improvement in care quality, it might not translate into mortality reduction for mothers and babies. The World Health Organization published the new "Standards for improving quality of...