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Creating tools for effective implementation.
Commentary from the BetterBirth team published in Lancet Global Health on how the Checklist is most effective when implemented as part of a larger quality improvement initiative and calls for more research.
The Checklist should be just one part of an overall strategy to achieve high-quality maternal and neonatal care Since launching in 2015, the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist has been regarded as an important tool in closing safety gaps in maternal and neonatal care. But, as a recent commentary co-authored by Ariadne Labs’ BetterBirth Program, Jhpiego,… Continue reading New Commentary Highlights Unfinished Research Agenda for WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist
Published in BMJ Open the BetterBirth team aimed to assess time use and the specific time requirements to incorporate the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist into clinical practice
Published in the Journal of Global Health Reports, the BetterBirth team shares important insights about how to adapt, implement, evaluate, and sustain use of the Checklist.
Rana Mokhtar, PhD, MA, MPH is a Research Fellow on the BetterBirth team. Rana supports multiple projects within the BetterBirth program and is involved in study design, research tool development, data quality assurance, and quantitative analysis. Rana’s research interests are aimed at improving maternal, newborn and child health outcomes. She is particularly interested in how… Continue reading Rana Mokhtar
Ariadne Labs celebrates Women in Medicine Month
Better Evidence program joins Ariadne Labs. Better Evidence facilitates access to evidence-based clinical resources in low- and middle-income countries. Ariadne Labs publishes the BetterBirth Study report, which highlights the role of systemness in childbirth to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes and provides global recommendations. The report is formally released at the 2019 Women Deliver… Continue reading Our History 2019
Shah launches Delivery Decisions Initiative to develop an intervention that reduces unnecessary C-sections. BetterBirth study in New England Journal of Medicine, co-authored by Semrau and Gawande, demonstrates large-scale broad- based improvement in facility-based care, but improvements are insufficient to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality. South Carolina Safe Surgery program demonstrates a 22% reduction in postoperative… Continue reading Our History 2017