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Usability, acceptability, and feasibility of the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: A mixed-methods, multicountry evaluation.

Joshua Peter VogelLiz Comrie-ThomsonVeronica PingrayLuis GadamaHadiza GaladanciShivaprasad GoudarRose LaisserTina LavenderDavid LissauerSujata MisraYeshita PujarZahida P QureshiTaiwo AmoleMabel BerruetaFaisal DankishiyaGeorge GwakoCaroline S E HomerJonathan JobanputraSam MejaCarolina NigriVandana MohaptraAlfred OsotiJavier RobertiDennis SolomonMaryam SuleimanGianna RobbersShireen SutherlandSunil VernekarFernando AlthabeMercedes BonetOlufemi T Oladapo
Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2020)
The LCG is feasible and acceptable to use across different clinical settings and can promote woman-centered care, though some design improvements would benefit usability. Implementing the LCG needs to be accompanied by training and supportive supervision, and strategies to promote an enabling environment (including updated policies on supportive care interventions, and ensuring essential equipment is available).
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