An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Facility Design and the Provision of Childbirth Care.

Introduction: Across health care, facility design has been shown to significantly affect quality of care; however, in maternity care, the mechanisms of how facility design affects provision of care are understudied. We aim to identify and illustrate key mechanisms that may explain how facility design helps or hinders clinicians in providing childbirth care.

Methods: We reviewed the literature to select design elements for inclusion.

Assessing the Feasibility of Measuring Variation in Facility Design Among American Childbirth Facilities.

Objective: To assess the feasibility of quantifying variation in childbirth facility design and explore the implications for childbirth service delivery across the United States.

Background: Design has been shown to impact quality of care in childbirth. However, most prior studies use qualitative data to examine associations between the design of patient rooms and patient experience.