A Comprehensive Strategy to Mitigate Institutional Maternal Mortality: Lessons From a Quality Improvement Initiative in Brazilian Maternity Hospitals

Paulo Borem; Andrea Keiko Fujinami Gushken; Ana Paula Gushken; Rodolfo de Carvalho Pacagnella; Ademir Jose Petenate; Paula Tuma; Livia Sanches Pedrilio; Santiago Nariño; Pierre Barker; Claudia Garcia de Barros; Sebastian Vernal

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00130

Article Information

vol. 13 no. 2 e2400130

DOI

https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00130

PubMed

41494826

Published By

Global Health: Science and Practice

Online ISSN

2169-575X

History

Received: April 29, 2024
Accepted: January 20, 2025
Published online January 6, 2026.

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Author Information

Paulo Borem^a ⇑,
Andrea Keiko Fujinami Gushken^a,
Ana Paula Gushken^a,
Rodolfo de Carvalho Pacagnella^b,
Ademir Jose Petenate^a,
Paula Tuma^a,
Livia Sanches Pedrilio^c,
Santiago Nariño^c,
Pierre Barker^a,
Claudia Garcia de Barros^c,
Sebastian Vernal^c on behalf of the Abraço de Mãe Collaborative group^†

^aInstitute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, USA.
^bDepartamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
^cEscritório de Excelência, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.