What Can Maternal Health Learn From the Aviation Industry?
Posted onThe aviation checklist is designed for critical moments in flying, including before takeoff and before landing. Similarly, the World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Childbirth Checklist addresses four critical moments during childbirth: at admission, just before pushing, within one hour of delivery and at facility discharge. The behaviors on the WHO checklist address the biggest causes of mortality in women and newborns and are thus essential practices arising from evidence-based WHO guidelines…read more
Lessons Learned from Implementing the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist
Posted onTo maintain momentum for maternal newborn health, we must share our successes and failures in improving health outcomes for moms and babies. This month, scientists at Ariadne Labs, a collaboration between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, hosted a webinar to present their partner’s experience using the World Health Organization (WHO) Safe Childbirth Checklist in Namibia. Participants discussed the development of the checklist, an implementation project, and key takeaways on using the checklist in other settings…read more