ORIGINAL ARTICLE
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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 and Sebastian Vernal on behalf of the Abraço de Mãe Collaborative group
Global Health: Science and Practice December 2025, 13(2):e2400130; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00130
Paulo Borem
aInstitute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Andrea Keiko Fujinami Gushken
aInstitute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ana Paula Gushken
aInstitute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Rodolfo de Carvalho Pacagnella
bDepartamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Ademir Jose Petenate
aInstitute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Paula Tuma
aInstitute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Livia Sanches Pedrilio
cEscritório de Excelência, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Santiago Nariño
cEscritório de Excelência, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Pierre Barker
aInstitute for Healthcare Improvement, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Claudia Garcia de Barros
cEscritório de Excelência, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Sebastian Vernal
cEscritório de Excelência, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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