TY - JOUR
T1 - Task shifting in maternal and newborn health care
T2 - Key components from policy to implementation
AU - Deller, Barbara
AU - Tripathi, Vandana
AU - Stender, Stacie
AU - Otolorin, Emmanuel
AU - Johnson, Peter
AU - Carr, Catherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. on behalf of International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
PY - 2015/6/1
Y1 - 2015/6/1
N2 - Task shifting in various forms has been adopted extensively around the world in an effort to expand the reach of lifesaving services to the women, newborns, and families who need them. The emerging global literature, as well as Jhpiego's field experiences, supports the importance of addressing several key components that facilitate effective task shifting in maternal and newborn health care. These components include: (1) policy and regulatory support; (2) definition of roles, functions, and limitations; (3) determination of requisite skills and qualifications; (4) education and training; and (5) service delivery support, including management and supervision, incentives and/or remuneration, material support (e.g. commodities), and referral systems. Jhpiego's experiences with task shifting also provide illustrations of the complex interplay of these key components at work in the field. Task shifting should be considered as a part of the larger health system that needs to be designed to equitably meet the needs of mothers, newborns, children, and families.
AB - Task shifting in various forms has been adopted extensively around the world in an effort to expand the reach of lifesaving services to the women, newborns, and families who need them. The emerging global literature, as well as Jhpiego's field experiences, supports the importance of addressing several key components that facilitate effective task shifting in maternal and newborn health care. These components include: (1) policy and regulatory support; (2) definition of roles, functions, and limitations; (3) determination of requisite skills and qualifications; (4) education and training; and (5) service delivery support, including management and supervision, incentives and/or remuneration, material support (e.g. commodities), and referral systems. Jhpiego's experiences with task shifting also provide illustrations of the complex interplay of these key components at work in the field. Task shifting should be considered as a part of the larger health system that needs to be designed to equitably meet the needs of mothers, newborns, children, and families.
KW - Health worker
KW - Human resources for health
KW - Maternal and newborn health
KW - Task sharing
KW - Task shifting
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.03.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.03.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 26115853
AN - SCOPUS:84937407607
SN - 0020-7292
VL - 130
SP - S25-S31
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - S2
ER -