QUALITY ASSURANCE - A PROCESS FOR IMPROVING PERINATAL-CARE

Quality assurance is an ongoing process, including not only the assess ment and evaluation of the quality of care, but also the definition an d implementation of strategies to improve the quality. The process of quality assurance must start from the identification of health problem s and of the appropriate interventions to address those problems. In p erinatal fare, however, appropriate assessment of the effectiveness of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and can routines has often b een lacking. This symposium will discuss examples of the various steps in quality assurance in perinatal care from countries in the Baltic r egion.