The WHO safe childbirth checklist after 5 years: future directions for improving outcomes

Affiliations

¹ Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: rmolina@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
³ WHO Patient Safety Flagship, Department of Integrated Health Services, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁵ Jhpiego, New Delhi, India.
⁶ Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA USA.

Review

Rose L Molina et al. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Mar.

. 2022 Mar;10(3):e324-e325.

doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00556-8.

¹ Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: rmolina@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
³ WHO Patient Safety Flagship, Department of Integrated Health Services, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁵ Jhpiego, New Delhi, India.
⁶ Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215, USA; Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

We declare no competing interests.

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