Objective To describe the experiences, expectations, and needs of urban Ugandan women
in relation to good‐quality facility childbirth. Methods Women who had given birth in the 12 …

Objective To explore what “quality of care” means to childbearing women in Nigeria and
Uganda, as a means of ensuring that women's voices and opinions are prioritized when …

Background Patients' reported opinions of the health system need to be understood in order
to provide patient-centered care. We investigated determinants of women's ratings of the …

Background Available evidence suggests that the low use of antenatal, delivery, and post-
natal services by Nigerian women may be due to their perceptions of low quality of care in …

Introduction Although the coverage of maternity services in some low and middle-income
countries (LMIC) has greatly improved, the quality of maternity care remains poor, and …

Background: Many policy makers at country level in both medium and low to middle-income
countries still have great difficulty deciding which quality intervention would have the …

Background Malawi has a high perinatal mortality rate of 40 deaths per 1,000 births. To
promote neonatal health, the Government of Malawi has identified essential health care …

Objective To explore women's and healthcare provider's perspectives of what quality of care
during childbirth means to them and how this can be improved. Design 14 Focus Group …

Objective “Negotiated standards” describe a level of quality of care that is acceptable and
achievable within a specific health system, based on consensus between key stakeholders …

Objective To compare perceived quality of maternal and newborn care using quantitative
and qualitative methods. Design A continuous household survey (April 2011 to November …