Vossius, Corinna http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7542-6346
Mduma, Estomih
Moshiro, Robert
Mdoe, Paschal
Kvaløy, Jan Terje
Kidanto, Hussein
Lyanga, Sara
Ersdal, Hege
Article History
Received: 13 January 2021
Accepted: 20 January 2021
First Online: 28 January 2021
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was approved by the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Ministry of Health in Tanzania (the HBB CQI program Ref. NIMR/HQ/R.8a/Vol.IX/1247 and the Safer Births project Ref. NIMR/HQ/R8a/Vol. IX/1434) and by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics, Western Norway (Ref. 2009/302 and Ref number 2013/110/REK). Data is not openly available, and we received permission by NIMR to access the raw data for this study and to publish the findings. All relevant health care providers were informed about the different HBB CQI and Safer Births quality assessment studies and gave oral consent. Patients were also informed about ongoing studies, but consent was not required for this descriptive study.
: Consent to access the raw data and to publish our finings was granted by the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Ministry of Health in Tanzania.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.