Emergency Obstetric and Quality of Care Unit
Dr Charles Ameh leads the Emergency Obstetric & Quality of Care Unit (EmOC&QoC) and is co-Director of the World Health Organisation Centre for Research in Maternal and Newborn Health, alongside Professor Dame Tina Lavender.
The research focus of the EmOC&QoC unit includes evaluation and implementation research aimed at strengthening health systems for women and newborns. Specific areas of research include Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC), Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC), Quality of Care (QoC) and Obstetric clinical care monitoring tools.
What we do
The Emergency Obstetric Care and Quality of Care Unit, has 3 main aims, aligned to the mission and vision of LSTM:
- To identify ways to improve quality of care and reduce maternal mortality/morbidity by conducting operational research.
- To optimise impact by combining rigorous research with capacity strengthening and technical support.
- To ensure research is relevant to local needs and informs policy considerations by working in partnership with policy makers and local research leaders.
Voices from the field
“Quality healthcare has to do with determination and commitment of the provider”
Partnerships
We collaborate with partners across the UK and internationally to ensure our research is high-quality and directly applicable to global health priorities.
News and blogs from the Unit
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From: LSTMReducing Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths - Improving Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health: Strengthened integration of HIV, TB and Malaria services in ANC and PNC, ZanzibarBlog28 Jun 2022 -
From: LSTMImproving Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Tanzania - Strengthened Integration of HIV, TB and Malaria Services in ANC and PNCBlog19 May 2022 -
From: LSTMOur new Midwifery Educator CPD programmeNews article5 May 2022 -
From: LSTMSharing Knowledge and Experiences to Advance Maternal and Newborn HealthBlog5 May 2022 -
From: LSTMInternational Day of the Midwife 2022News article4 May 2022 -
From: LSTMInvestments in pre-service midwifery education and training curriculum in Kenya: What has worked?Blog19 Apr 2022 -
From: LSTMEvery Baby Counts, a story of hopeBlog12 Apr 2022 -
From: LSTM“Pass it on”: Sustainable capacity strengthening to improve the quality of obstetric care in KenyaBlog11 Apr 2022 -
From: LSTMLSTM delegation meet with in-country partners and national ministries of health in Chad & Togo – December 2021Blog17 Mar 2022 -
From: LSTMUNFPA launches new series of e-learning resources on key life saving skills with LSTM inputNews article9 Feb 2022 -
From: LSTMLSTM Mission to Tanzania 8th – 11th November, 2021Blog7 Feb 2022 -
From: LSTMEffective partnerships to improve the quality of birth during childbirth in NigeriaBlog16 Jun 2021 -
From: LSTMImplementation and Evaluation of Obstetric Early Warning Systems in tertiary care hospitals in NigeriaBlog11 Jun 2021 -
From: LSTMReducing the risk of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder in KenyaBlog11 Jun 2021 -
From: LSTMTranslating learning into improved quality of obstetric careBlog11 Jun 2021 -
From: LSTM#Quality Assurance for PPEsBlog19 May 2021 -
From: LSTMLSTM partners the World Continuing Education Alliance to provide ongoing development for health workers providing maternal and newborn health care.News article19 May 2021 -
From: LSTMTranslating learning into improved quality of obstetric careBlog18 May 2021 -
From: LSTMCOVID-19: Protecting frontline healthcare workers is critical for maintaining essential health servicesBlog12 May 2021 -
From: LSTMSuccessful completion of phase 1 of an implementation programme to Improve quality of antenatal and postnatal services in NigeriaNews article16 Feb 2021 -
From: LSTMSuccessful completion of implementation programme in Togo during the COVID-19 pandemicNews article8 Feb 2021 -
From: LSTMIntegrating Emergency Obstetrics And Newborn Care (Emonc) In Clinical Officers’ Reproductive Health Pre-Service Curricula Is Essential To Achieving Maternal And Newborn Health TargetsBlog14 Aug 2020 -
From: LSTMImproved training is critical to improve access to safe caesareans in low resource settingsBlog12 Mar 2020 -
From: LSTMStandardized midwifery training is essential to achieving maternal and newborn health targetsBlog4 Mar 2020 -
From: LSTMReducing Intrapartum Stillbirth: Could Standards-Based Audit Hold the Secret to Successful Improvement in Quality of Care?Blog3 Mar 2020 -
From: LSTMLSTM wins awards at International Maternity ExpoNews article13 Nov 2019 -
From: LSTMRefresher training in Antenatal and Postnatal Care delivered in TogoNews article4 Oct 2019 -
From: LSTM“It didn’t make me think, it made me feel.” LSTM’s Hannah McCauley and Kirsty Lowe lead interactive session about fistula with LJMU Midwifery studentsNews article9 Sep 2019 -
From: LSTMImproving quality of care and measuring efficacy: Two weeks of training with healthcare providers in TogoNews article22 Aug 2019 -
From: LSTMRealising the sexual and reproductive rights of every woman, everywhere and the essential role that midwives playBlog3 May 2019 -
From: LSTMLSTM delivers new intrapartum care course in ZanzibarNews article11 Apr 2019 -
From: LSTMWhat interventions are available to women who experience domestic violence during and after pregnancy in LMIC?Blog10 Dec 2018 -
From: LSTMMidwives and nurse-midwives delivering emergency obstetric careBlog4 May 2018 -
From: LSTMLSTM embarks on new programme in TogoBlog1 Jan 2018 -
From: LSTMData Collection during political protest: Lomé, TogoBlog1 Jan 2018
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From: LSTMReducing Preventable Maternal and Newborn Deaths - Improving Quality of Maternal and Newborn Health: Strengthened integration of HIV, TB and Malaria services in ANC and PNC, ZanzibarBlog28 Jun 2022
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From: LSTMImproving Quality of Maternal and Newborn Care in Tanzania - Strengthened Integration of HIV, TB and Malaria Services in ANC and PNCBlog19 May 2022
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From: LSTMOur new Midwifery Educator CPD programmeNews article5 May 2022
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From: LSTMSharing Knowledge and Experiences to Advance Maternal and Newborn HealthBlog5 May 2022
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From: LSTMInternational Day of the Midwife 2022News article4 May 2022
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From: LSTMInvestments in pre-service midwifery education and training curriculum in Kenya: What has worked?Blog19 Apr 2022
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From: LSTMEvery Baby Counts, a story of hopeBlog12 Apr 2022
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From: LSTM“Pass it on”: Sustainable capacity strengthening to improve the quality of obstetric care in KenyaBlog11 Apr 2022
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From: LSTMLSTM delegation meet with in-country partners and national ministries of health in Chad & Togo – December 2021Blog17 Mar 2022
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From: LSTMUNFPA launches new series of e-learning resources on key life saving skills with LSTM inputNews article9 Feb 2022
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From: LSTMLSTM Mission to Tanzania 8th – 11th November, 2021Blog7 Feb 2022
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From: LSTMEffective partnerships to improve the quality of birth during childbirth in NigeriaBlog16 Jun 2021
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From: LSTMImplementation and Evaluation of Obstetric Early Warning Systems in tertiary care hospitals in NigeriaBlog11 Jun 2021
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From: LSTMReducing the risk of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder in KenyaBlog11 Jun 2021
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From: LSTMTranslating learning into improved quality of obstetric careBlog11 Jun 2021
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From: LSTM#Quality Assurance for PPEsBlog19 May 2021
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From: LSTMLSTM partners the World Continuing Education Alliance to provide ongoing development for health workers providing maternal and newborn health care.News article19 May 2021
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From: LSTMTranslating learning into improved quality of obstetric careBlog18 May 2021
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From: LSTMCOVID-19: Protecting frontline healthcare workers is critical for maintaining essential health servicesBlog12 May 2021
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From: LSTMSuccessful completion of phase 1 of an implementation programme to Improve quality of antenatal and postnatal services in NigeriaNews article16 Feb 2021
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From: LSTMSuccessful completion of implementation programme in Togo during the COVID-19 pandemicNews article8 Feb 2021
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From: LSTMIntegrating Emergency Obstetrics And Newborn Care (Emonc) In Clinical Officers’ Reproductive Health Pre-Service Curricula Is Essential To Achieving Maternal And Newborn Health TargetsBlog14 Aug 2020
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From: LSTMImproved training is critical to improve access to safe caesareans in low resource settingsBlog12 Mar 2020
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From: LSTMStandardized midwifery training is essential to achieving maternal and newborn health targetsBlog4 Mar 2020
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From: LSTMReducing Intrapartum Stillbirth: Could Standards-Based Audit Hold the Secret to Successful Improvement in Quality of Care?Blog3 Mar 2020
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From: LSTMLSTM wins awards at International Maternity ExpoNews article13 Nov 2019
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From: LSTMRefresher training in Antenatal and Postnatal Care delivered in TogoNews article4 Oct 2019
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From: LSTM“It didn’t make me think, it made me feel.” LSTM’s Hannah McCauley and Kirsty Lowe lead interactive session about fistula with LJMU Midwifery studentsNews article9 Sep 2019
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From: LSTMImproving quality of care and measuring efficacy: Two weeks of training with healthcare providers in TogoNews article22 Aug 2019
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From: LSTMRealising the sexual and reproductive rights of every woman, everywhere and the essential role that midwives playBlog3 May 2019
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From: LSTMLSTM delivers new intrapartum care course in ZanzibarNews article11 Apr 2019
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From: LSTMWhat interventions are available to women who experience domestic violence during and after pregnancy in LMIC?Blog10 Dec 2018
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From: LSTMMidwives and nurse-midwives delivering emergency obstetric careBlog4 May 2018
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From: LSTMLSTM embarks on new programme in TogoBlog1 Jan 2018
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From: LSTMData Collection during political protest: Lomé, TogoBlog1 Jan 2018