The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in Pakistan
We study the effect of the Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) – a tool developed by the WHO to improve the quality of delivery care – on a range of provider- and patient-level outcomes. We conducted a clustered pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial among 166 health providers in two districts of...
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| description | We study the effect of the Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) – a tool developed by the WHO to improve the quality of delivery care – on a range of provider- and patient-level outcomes. We conducted a clustered pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial among 166 health providers in two districts of Pakistan. This included primary and secondary health facilities as well as non-facility based rural health workers. We do not find positive effects on health outcomes, but on the adherence to some essential delivery practices, mostly to those conducted during the patient's admission to the delivery ward. We also find increased rates of referrals to higher-level facilities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4030e52027ba452391f11c1ddd1b51ea2023-12-02T07:00:35ZengElsevierSSM: Population Health2352-82732023-12-0124101495The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in PakistanJana Kuhnt0Ashfa Hashmi1Sebastian Vollmer2German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Tulpenfel 6, 53113, Bonn, GermanyGIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), University of Göttingen, GermanyUniversity of Goettingen, Center for Modern Indian Studies, Waldweg 26, 37073 Göttingen, Germany; Corresponding author.We study the effect of the Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) – a tool developed by the WHO to improve the quality of delivery care – on a range of provider- and patient-level outcomes. We conducted a clustered pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial among 166 health providers in two districts of Pakistan. This included primary and secondary health facilities as well as non-facility based rural health workers. We do not find positive effects on health outcomes, but on the adherence to some essential delivery practices, mostly to those conducted during the patient's admission to the delivery ward. We also find increased rates of referrals to higher-level facilities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282732300160XSafe Childbirth Checklist (SSC)Clustered pair-wise matched randomized controlled trialPakistanMaternal and newborn health |
| spellingShingle | Jana Kuhnt Ashfa Hashmi Sebastian Vollmer The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in Pakistan SSM: Population Health Safe Childbirth Checklist (SSC) Clustered pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial Pakistan Maternal and newborn health |
| title | The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in Pakistan |
| title_full | The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in Pakistan |
| title_short | The effect of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes: Evidence from a pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial in Pakistan |
| title_sort | effect of the who safe childbirth checklist on essential delivery practices and birth outcomes evidence from a pair wise matched randomized controlled trial in pakistan |
| topic | Safe Childbirth Checklist (SSC) Clustered pair-wise matched randomized controlled trial Pakistan Maternal and newborn health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282732300160X |
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