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Improving Quality and Access to Improving Quality and Access to Essential Obstetric Care:Essential Obstetric Care:The Latin American The Latin American Maternal Mortality Reduction Maternal Mortality Reduction Initiative (LAMM)Initiative (LAMM)
Stephane Legros, MD, MPH, MBAQAP/URC-CHSSOTA meeting
Miami, FLMarch 15, 2001
Description of LAMMDescription of LAMM
3 countries: Bolivia, Ecuador, and Honduras Activities began mid-98 Project area: average of 200,000 inhabitants
per country Community and facility interventions Three levels of care: primary, district, and
regional MMRs range from 390 to 108/100,000
Components of LAMM initiative
2. Process (Re)designProcess
3. ImprovementProblem solving
4. Providerperformanceimprovement
5. EOC Standards communication
guidelines, job aids
6. Monitoring systemEOC indicators,
rapid surveysClinical audit,
Maternal death audit
Leadership in EOCLocal steering
committees, community governance
7. Linkages informal/formal
providers
1. Community
mobilization
Presentation Road Map Presentation Road Map QA interventions within LAMMQA interventions within LAMM
Recognitionof problem
and Decisionto
seek care
AchievingAccess to
Care
ReceivingQuality Care
Essential Obstetric Care system
I.E.CCommunityMobilizationTraining
Transportation
Referral/Counter-referral
Reception/Triage
Prenatal CareManagement of labor and deliveries
Management of ComplicationsPost-partum care
Commodities and SuppliesSupervision
TrainingMonitoring of system performance
Medical Records
Pathway to Maternal Survival
From the Community to the Facility: From the Community to the Facility: Access and Quality of CareAccess and Quality of Care
Processes
from Mother Care project, M.Koblinski
1. Community Mobilization1. Community MobilizationKey ComponentsKey Components
Training programsIEC Referral systemMonitoring systemEmergency access plansCommunity revolving funds
Impact of Community Impact of Community Mobilization in EcuadorMobilization in Ecuador
Training ModulesTraining Modules
Human body
Pregnancy
Delivery
Neonate
In preparation
Post partum
IECIEC
Posters
Flyers
Radio spots
Soap operas
IECIEC
Plastic disc to estimate date of delivery
Referral SystemReferral System
Specific form used for:
• Prenatal care
• Delivery
• Postpartum
• Neonate and FP
Monitoring SystemMonitoring System
Specific form developed for mother and neonate
• Complications
• Location of delivery
• Health outcomes
Emergency Access PlanEmergency Access Plan
• Developed by community
• Negotiated with drivers
• Displayed in grocery store
Results at Community Level Results at Community Level in Ecuadorin Ecuador
Percent of Communities with Emergency Access Percent of Communities with Emergency Access Plans and Community Revolving Funds for Plans and Community Revolving Funds for
Obstetrical Complications Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2000Obstetrical Complications Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2000
1022 20
88
20.4
91.8
28.5
93.8
0
20
40
60
80
100
Percentages
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Revolving Funds Emergency Access Plan
Complicated Deliveries Attended at Home and in Complicated Deliveries Attended at Home and in Health FacilitiesHealth Facilities
Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2000Cotopaxi, Ecuador, 2000
57.1
42.8
27.7
72.2
14.8
85.1
26.6
73.3
0
20
40
60
80
100Percentages
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr
Complicated Deliveries at Health Facility
Complicated Deliveries at Home
2. Quality Design of a New 2. Quality Design of a New ProcessProcess
Team work, mix of providers and patients
Focus on user needsStepwise methodology Identification, design, and
implementation of key elements
Three Waves of Process (Re)design Three Waves of Process (Re)design in All LAMM Countriesin All LAMM Countries
1st: Achieving access, mid ‘98- to-mid ‘99• community transportation, referral,
reception/triage,
2nd: Receiving care -- EOC, mid-to-end ‘99• EOC complications, labor monitoring, normal
delivery, prenatal care
3rd: Receiving care -- EOC, Year 2000• maternal waiting home, postpartum care,
neonatal care
Impact of Quality Design on Impact of Quality Design on Prenatal CarePrenatal Carein Ecuador and Hondurasin Ecuador and Honduras
Recognitionof problem
and Decisionto
seek care
AchievingAccess to
Care
ReceivingQuality Care
Essential Obstetric Care system
I.E.CCommunity MobilizationTraining
Transportation
Referral/Counter-referral
Reception/Triage
Prenatal CareMonitoring of labor and deliveries
Procedures to treat ComplicationsPost-partum care
Commodities and SuppliesSupervision
TrainingMonitoring of system performance
Pathway to Maternal SurvivalPathway to Maternal Survival
Improvements in Prenatal Care Improvements in Prenatal Care at Health Center Level, Ecuador and at Health Center Level, Ecuador and
HondurasHonduras
Patient exam larger room with privacy
New appointment system
Integrated dental care and vaccination status
Results of New Prenatal Care Design at Results of New Prenatal Care Design at Health Center Level in HondurasHealth Center Level in Honduras
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1999 2000
Number oftotal visitsNumber offollow up visitsNumber of firstvisits
+ 49%
+36%
+11%
Number of Visits
(Design was implemented in 1999)
Impact of Quality Design on Impact of Quality Design on Reception/Triage in EcuadorReception/Triage in Ecuador
2- 2- Improvements in Reception/ Improvements in Reception/ Triage at Salcedo Hospital, EcuadorTriage at Salcedo Hospital, Ecuador
24-hour guard system Training of personel on IPC Personnel dedicated for triage with
specific room New work schedule New outpatient rooms New transportation beds
2- Improvements of Reception/ 2- Improvements of Reception/ Triage at Salcedo Hospital, EcuadorTriage at Salcedo Hospital, Ecuador
Repaired delivery table
Repaired anaesthesia and sterilization equipment
Results: Number of Deliveries in Results: Number of Deliveries in Salcedo District Hospital, EcuadorSalcedo District Hospital, Ecuador
197
264
356
0
100
200
300
400
1998 1999 2000
Nu
mb
er o
f D
eli
verie
s
Design was implemented in 1999.
180%
Impact of Quality Design on Impact of Quality Design on Normal Delivery Care in Normal Delivery Care in HondurasHonduras
First New Maternal Clinic First New Maternal Clinic Jose Maria Ochoa, HondurasJose Maria Ochoa, Honduras
Problem:
Over-utilization of referral hospital
Solution:
Opening of a satellite maternal clinic to reduce burden
New Maternal Clinic, New Maternal Clinic, Jose Maria Ochoa, HondurasJose Maria Ochoa, Honduras
Results: Number of Deliveries at Results: Number of Deliveries at Jose Maria Ochoa Maternal Clinic, Jose Maria Ochoa Maternal Clinic,
Honduras, 2000Honduras, 2000
8
27
23
17
2325
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
No. ofdeliveries
(Clinic opened in July 2000)
3. 3. Process Improvement, Topics Process Improvement, Topics Selected by the TeamsSelected by the Teams
EOC drugs availability Medical supplies and equipment
availabilityWaiting time reductionPatient satisfaction improvement
4. 4. Provider Performance Provider Performance ImprovementImprovement
Competency Based Training (8 days duration) in on-site training centers
• Knowledge of EOC standards and guidelines• Clinical skills training with mannequins
– prenatal care, normal delivery, prolonged labor, hemorrhages, neonatal care
• Problem solving methodology• Interpersonal Communication
Knowledge Improvement in EOC Knowledge Improvement in EOC Clinical Skills, BoliviaClinical Skills, Bolivia, 2000, 2000
0
20
40
60
80
100
Pre Test Post Test(N= 75)(N=75)
42%
65%
5. 5. EOC Standards and Guidelines: EOC Standards and Guidelines: CommunicationCommunication
Training
Problem-based learning through case management
Job aids: pocket EOC standards manual, use of partographs
Clinical audits
Example from Honduras: Example from Honduras: Pocket Guide of EOC StandardsPocket Guide of EOC Standards
Handy
User Friendly
New format
6. 6. ProjectProject MonitoringMonitoring
Monitoring system, uses existing facility resources
– Baseline assessment, pre/post intervention
– Rapid facility survey, annual
(24-hour care, drug availability, skilled attendants)
– Facility level indicators, quarterly
met need, c-section rate, referral rate
– Community level indicators, quarterly
Results: Percentage of Met Need for Results: Percentage of Met Need for Obstetrical Complications in Cotopaxi Obstetrical Complications in Cotopaxi
Referral Hospital, EcuadorReferral Hospital, Ecuador
2530
55
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1998 1999 2000
Percentage ofMet Need
Other ActivitiesOther Activities
Linkages informal/formal providers– workshops, matrices & action plans– community delivery homes with TBA
Maternal death audit– pilot with PAHO in Honduras
EOC leadership– local steering committees – community governance
7- Linkages Informal/Formal 7- Linkages Informal/Formal ProvidersProviders
Casa Comunitaria de Parto in Honduras
Casa Comunitaria de Parto 2,Casa Comunitaria de Parto 2,HondurasHonduras
Ongoing ChallengesOngoing Challenges
Maintain team commitment & energy
Shorten time to (re)design
Increase physician involvement
Data collection for monitoring system
Leadership at central level
Project work load
Lessons Learned and Future Lessons Learned and Future DirectionsDirections
Mix of QI & QD with more rapid results
Focus on EOC standards and compliance
Foster data management
EOC skills training from the beginning
Simple monitoring systems linked with EOC standards
Benchmark the successful activities