Ariadne Labs at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Division of Global Health Equity & Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BMJ Glob Health. 2020 Sep;5(9). doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002268.
Evidence-based practices that reduce childbirth-related morbidity and mortality are core processes to quality of care. In the BetterBirth trial, a matched-pair, cluster-randomised controlled trial of a coaching-based implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Uttar Pradesh, India, we observed a significant increase in adherence to practices, but no reduction in perinatal mortality.
Within the BetterBirth trial, we observed birth attendants in a subset of study sites providing care to labouring women to assess the adherence to individual and groups of practices. We observed care from admission to the facility until 1 hour post partum. We followed observed women/newborns for 7-day perinatal health outcomes. Using this observational data, we conducted a post-hoc, exploratory analysis to understand the relationship of birth attendants' practice adherence to perinatal mortality.
Across 30 primary health facilities, we observed 3274 deliveries and obtained 7-day health outcomes. Adherence to individual practices, containing supply preparation and direct provider care, varied widely (0·51 to 99·78%). We recorded 166 perinatal deaths (50·71 per 1000 births), including 56 (17·1 per 1000) stillbirths. Each additional practice performed was significantly associated with reduced odds of perinatal (OR: 0·82, 95% CI: 0·72, 0·93) and early neonatal mortality (OR: 0·78, 95% CI: 0·71, 0·85). Each additional practice as part of direct provider care was associated strongly with reduced odds of perinatal (OR: 0·73, 95% CI: 0·62, 0·86) and early neonatal mortality (OR: 0·67, 95% CI: 0·56, 0·80). No individual practice or single supply preparation was associated with perinatal mortality.
Adherence to practices on the WHO SCC is associated with reduced mortality, indicating that adherence is a valid indicator of higher quality of care. However, the causal relationships between practices and outcomes are complex.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02148952; Universal Trial Number: U1111-1131-5647.
降低分娩相关发病率和死亡率的循证实践是护理质量的核心流程。在 BetterBirth 试验中,我们在印度北方邦进行了一项基于匹配对、群组随机对照试验,以评估基于教练的 WHO 安全分娩清单(SCC)的实施对减少围产期死亡率的效果。我们发现实践的依从性显著增加,但围产期死亡率没有降低。
在 BetterBirth 试验中,我们观察了一部分研究地点的分娩护理人员,以评估他们对个别实践和实践组的依从性。我们观察了从入院到产后 1 小时的护理过程。我们对观察到的妇女/新生儿进行了为期 7 天的围产期健康结局随访。利用这一观察数据,我们进行了事后、探索性分析,以了解分娩护理人员实践依从性与围产期死亡率之间的关系。
在 30 家初级卫生保健机构中,我们观察了 3274 次分娩,并获得了 7 天的健康结局。个别实践(包括供应准备和直接提供者护理)的依从性差异很大(0.51 至 99.78%)。我们记录了 166 例围产期死亡(每 1000 例活产中有 50.71 例),包括 56 例(每 1000 例中有 17.1 例)死产。每增加一项实施的实践都与降低围产期(比值比[OR]:0.82,95%置信区间[CI]:0.72,0.93)和早期新生儿死亡率(OR:0.78,95%CI:0.71,0.85)的几率显著相关。作为直接提供者护理的一部分,每增加一项实践与降低围产期(OR:0.73,95%CI:0.62,0.86)和早期新生儿死亡率(OR:0.67,95%CI:0.56,0.80)的几率也显著相关。没有任何单一实践或单个供应准备与围产期死亡率相关。
对世卫组织 SCC 上的实践的依从性与死亡率降低相关,这表明依从性是高质量护理的有效指标。然而,实践与结果之间的因果关系很复杂。
比尔及梅琳达·盖茨基金会。
ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT02148952;通用试验编号:U1111-1131-5647。