Usability, acceptability, and feasibility of the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: A mixed-methods, multicountry evaluation
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2021-03Author
Vogel, Joshua P
Comrie-Thomson, Liz
Pingray, Veronica
Gadama, Luis
Galadanci, Hadiza
Goudar, Shivaprasad
Laisser, Rose
Lavender, Tina
Lissauer, David
Misra, Sujata
Pujar, Yeshita
Qureshi, Zahida P
Amole, Taiwo
Berrueta, Mabel
Dankishiya, Faisal
Gwako, George
Homer, Caroline S E
Jobanputra, Jonathan
Meja, Sam
Nigri, Carolina
Mohaptra, Vandana
Osoti, Alfred
Roberti, Javier
Solomon, Dennis
Suleiman, Maryam
Robbers, Gianna
Sutherland, Shireen
Vernekar, Sunil
Althabe, Fernando
Bonet, Mercedes
Oladapo, Olufemi T
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Introduction: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Labour Care Guide (LCG) is a "next-generation" partograph based on WHO's latest intrapartum care recommendations. It aims to optimize clinical care provided to women and their experience of care. We evaluated the LCG's usability, feasibility, and acceptability among maternity care practitioners in clinical settings.
Methods: Mixed-methods evaluation with doctors, midwives, and nurses in 12 health facilities across Argentina, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Purposively sampled and trained practitioners applied the LCG in low-risk women during labor and rated experiences, satisfaction, and usability. Practitioners were invited to focus group discussions (FGDs) to share experiences and perceptions of the LCG, which were subjected to framework analysis.
Results: One hundred and thirty-six practitioners applied the LCG in managing labor and birth of 1,226 low-risk women. The majority of women had a spontaneous vaginal birth (91.6%); two cases of intrapartum stillbirths (1.63 per 1000 births) occurred. Practitioner satisfaction with the LCG was high, and median usability score was 67.5%. Practitioners described the LCG as supporting precise and meticulous monitoring during labor, encouraging critical thinking in labor management, and improving the provision of woman-centered care.
Conclusions: 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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Vogel JP, Comrie-Thomson L, Pingray V, Gadama L, Galadanci H, Goudar S, Laisser R, Lavender T, Lissauer D, Misra S, Pujar Y, Qureshi ZP, Amole T, Berrueta M, Dankishiya F, Gwako G, Homer CSE, Jobanputra J, Meja S, Nigri C, Mohaptra V, Osoti A, Roberti J, Solomon D, Suleiman M, Robbers G, Sutherland S, Vernekar S, Althabe F, Bonet M, Oladapo OT. Usability, acceptability, and feasibility of the World Health Organization Labour Care Guide: A mixed-methods, multicountry evaluation. Birth. 2021 Mar;48(1):66-75. doi: 10.1111/birt.12511. Epub 2020 Nov 22. PMID: 33225484; PMCID: PMC8246537.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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