Using quality improvement to decrease birth asphyxia rates after 'Helping Babies Breathe' training in Kenya.
Acta Paediatr
; 106(10): 1666-1673, 2017 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
The Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme is known to decrease neonatal mortality in low-resource settings but gaps in care still exist. This study describes the use of quality improvement to sustain gains in birth asphyxia-related mortality after HBB.METHODS:
Tenwek Hospital, a rural referral hospital in Kenya, identified high rates of birth asphyxia (BA). They developed a goal to decrease the suspected hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (SHIE) rate by 50% within six months after HBB. Rapid cycles of change were used to test interventions including training, retention and engagement for staff/trainees and improved data collection. Run charts followed the rate over time, and chi-square analysis was used.RESULTS:
Ninety-six providers received HBB from September to November 2014. Over 4000 delivery records were reviewed. Ten months of baseline data showed a median SHIE rate of 14.7/1000 live births (LB) with wide variability. Ten months post-HBB, the SHIE rate decreased by 53% to 7.1/1000 LB (p = 0.01). SHIE rates increased after initial decline; investigation determined that half the trained midwives had been transferred. Presenting data to administration resulted in staff retention. Rates have after remained above goal with narrowing control limits.CONCLUSION:
Focused quality improvement can sustain and advance gains in neonatal outcomes post-HBB training.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asfixia Neonatal
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Hipoxia-Isquemia Encefálica
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Educación Continua
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Newborn
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos