AMBAR: A midwifery-led training program to improve obstetric and neonatal practices among low-risk births in Mexico.

Background: Birth care in Mexican health institutions is highly medicalized and of poor quality because of the prevalence of outdated and dangerous practices. AMBAR-a training program for health care providers on the use of evidence-based midwifery practices-was implemented during 2016-2018 and evaluated to assess the impact of training on key practices.

Methods: For this mixed-methods study, we evaluated the effects of a training program implemented in three public hospital networks in Mexico.