The World Health Organization Safe Childbirth Checklist on Essential Birth Practices and Perinatal Mortality

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the impact of the Safe Childbirth Checklist on essential birth practices and perinatal mortality.
• Conducted a meta-analysis of studies involving Safe Childbirth Checklist use in lower-middle-income settings.
• Analyzed the correlation between checklist use, adherence to essential birth practices, and rates of stillbirths observed directly.
• SCC use was associated with higher adherence to essential birth practices.
• Direct observation linked SCC use to lower rates of stillbirths in the studied settings.