Maternity assessment: an integrative literature review

Abstract

Objective: To analyze a scientific production on the evaluation of maternity hospitals including elements of structure, processes and results. Methods: integrative literature review based on MEDLINE, SciELO, CINAHL and LILACS between 2008 and 2018. The descriptors used were: delivery rooms; maternal and child health; hospital maternity; birth centers; program evaluation; health services; outcome assessment (health care).Results: The final sample consisted of 17 scientific articles. Most studies have assigned a structure as a form of assessment through domains such as availability, availability of equipment, medicines and trained human resources and assessment of neonatal environments. Second, the quality of maternity hospitals was attributed to women's satisfaction. Conclusion: indicators of structure, processes and results are constitutive elements of health assessment in maternity hospitals, which can be taken in a multidimensional way and consider women's satisfaction.