How do pregnant women use quality measures when choosing their obstetric provider?

DiscussionWomen's lack of interest in available quality metrics is driven by differences in how women and clinicians/researchers conceptualize obstetric quality. Quality metrics are reported at the hospital level, but women care more about their choice of obstetrician and the quality of their outpatient prenatal care. Additionally, many women do not believe that a hospital's quality score influences the care they will receive. Presentations of hospital quality data should more clearly convey how hospital‐level characteristics can affect women's experiences, including the fact that their chosen obstetrician/midwife may not deliver their baby.

Source: Birth - November 30, 2016 Category: OBGYN Authors: Rebecca A. Gourevitch, Ateev Mehrotra, Grace Galvin, Melinda Karp, Avery Plough, Neel T. Shah Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research