Method | Description of the method | Duty ward | Responsibility | Selected indicator documented explored |
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Heath workers: | ||||
a) In-depth interviews and c) care-documentation checklist | Nurses/midwives (n = 3 per hospital, total n = 15) | Labour and Delivery | Care for patient and document | • Uterotonics to prevent PPH • Early initiation of breastfeeding • Neonatal bag mask ventilation |
Doctors (n = 1 per hospital, total n = 5) | Labour and Delivery included | Care for patient and document | All selected indicators | |
b) Focus Group Discussion | Nurses/midwives from each ward (n = 1 FGD per hospital, total n = 5) | Labour and Delivery included | Care for patient and document | All selected indicators |
EN-BIRTH data collectors: | ||||
a) In-depth interviews and c) care-documentation checklist | Data Trackers (n = 3–4 per hospital, total n = 19) | Registered patient at start of study | Observed care process and some content of documentation | Not applicable |
Clinical observers (n = 4–8 per hospital, total n = 24) | All wards | Observed care process but not content of documentation | All selected indicators | |
Data Verifier/Extractor (n = 1–4 per hospital, total n = 13) | All wards | Extracted data from registers and patient notes for EN-BIRTH study | All selected indicators | |
Supervisors (n = 1–2 per hospital, total n = 9) | All wards | Observed process and extracted data from registers and patient notes | All selected indicators |