Table 1 Research questions
Data type | Research question |
|---|---|
Quantitative | 1. How many complications are attended at the Birthing Centers? Is the number growing? 2. What are the complications? 3. What percentage of deliveries attended at the Birthing Centers involve complications? 4. Which types of complications are resolved at the Birthing Centers? Which types of complications are referred? 5. What are the outcomes for the women with complications, both resolved and referred? |
Qualitative | 1. Why have the Birthing Centers been successful at managing complications? 2. Why are cases that should have been referred to a higher-level facility instead resolved by staff in the Birthing Center? 3. Why do women from outside of Birthing Center partner communities tend to present with more severe complications than women from partner communities? |