Implementation of an individual patient prospective database of hospital births in Sri Lanka and its use for improving quality of care.

Objectives: This study was aimed at piloting a prospective individual patient database on hospital deliveries in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and at exploring its use for developing recommendations for improving quality of care (QoC).

Design: Observational study.

Setting: De Soysa Maternity Hospital, the largest referral hospital for maternity care in Sri Lanka.