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USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems 1 Quality Improvement –Applied Science: Experience from 6 States in India Neerja Arora MBBS DFM DHHS MBA State Improvement Coordinator, NCT of Delhi USAID ASSIST Project

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Quality Improvement –Applied Science: Experience from 6 States in India

Neerja Arora MBBS DFM DHHS MBAState Improvement Coordinator, NCT of Delhi

USAID ASSIST Project

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At what scale are we working in India?

263 facilities

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263 QI teams

12-14,000 deliveries per month

30% of deliveries in 27 High Priority Districts

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263 teams are working to improve RMNCH+A services:

Most teams:• Antenatal care • Intra-partum care• Immediate postpartum care • Essential newborn care Some teams:- Neonatal resuscitation - Identification and management of anemia- Identification and management of pregnancy

associated hypertension- Diarrhea management in children- ARSH clinics 3

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Results

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Improving Antenatal Care in Zonal Hospital, Mandi in Himachal Pradesh

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Antenatal care in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

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Percentage of ANCs during which BP and Hb were measured in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, July 2013-March 2014

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Antenatal care in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

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18 high-risk pregnancies identified (1.4%)

39 high-risk pregnancies identified (12.3%)

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Improving Delivery Care in District Women’s Hospital, Pauri in

Uttarakhand

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Change in management of delivery cases on the basis of partographs, at District Women’s Hospital, Pauri in Uttarakhand

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Management changed for 21 cases on the basis of partographs

Maternal Hypertension- 6 casesMaternal Hypotension- 4 casesAltered Fetal Heart Rate- 4 casesMeconium stained liquor- 5 cases

Timely referral of 4 cases

Cases referred with duly filled partographsNo patient delivered in the ambulance!

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Improving Post-partum Care in Bhagwan Mahavir HospitalNorth-West district in Delhi

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Improving Postpartum Monitoring for early detection of complications to reduce maternal mortality-

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Number of postpartum women identified with postpartum danger signsAverage number of documented postpartum monitorings

BaselineImproving early pick-up of complications under new system of careObservation roomPartnering with patients’ attendants

Improving the frequency of monitoringInvolvement of doctors & nursesSharing of work between Labor room & PP wardUse of opportunity for care

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Major Indicators: All StatesImproving routine care of mothers and babies

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12-14,000 deliveries per month30% of deliveries in the High Priority DistrictsMothers who received In-

jection Oxytocin 10IU I/M for AMTSL

Newborns given injection Vitamin K

Women whose Hemoglobin was checked during ANC

Newborns Breastfed within one hour of birth

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How these results were obtained

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6 steps to improve care

1. Defining the improvement aim

2. Forming the improvement team

3. Understanding the current system

4. Developing a measurement system• Developing indicators • Plotting a time-series

chart 5. Developing changes6. Testing and implementing

changes

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