Intrapartum care measures and indicators for monitoring the implementation of WHO recommendations for a positive childbirth experience: a scoping review.
Lauren Hannah VallelyAnna ShalitRenae NguyenFernando AlthabeVeronica PingrayMercedes BonetElizabeth ArmariMeghan A BohrenCaroline HomerJoshua Peter VogelPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
This scoping review presents a database of existing intrapartum care measures used to monitor the quality of intrapartum care globally. There is no clear consensus on a core set of measures for evaluating the practice of the WHO's intrapartum care recommendations. This review provides a foundation to support the development of a core set of internationally standardised intrapartum care measures for the WHO intrapartum care recommendations, highlighting key areas requiring consensus and validation, and measure development.