How and why do women’s groups (WGs) improve the quality of maternal and child health (MCH) care? A systematic review of the literature

• Rebecca Evans,
• Sarah Larkins,
• Karen Carlisle,
• Nalita Turner,
• Judy Taylor,
• Robyn Preston,
• Sam Rannard,
• Catrina Felton-Busch,
• Karla Canuto,
• Michelle Redman-MacLaren,
• Lee Yeomans,
• Megan Passey,
• Jane Farmer,
• Lynore Geia,
• Quitaysha Thompson,
• Melody Muscat

Affiliations

Rebecca Evans

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Sarah Larkins

College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Karen Carlisle

2 College of Medicine and Dentistry and Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Nalita Turner

1 College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Judy Taylor

6 College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Robyn Preston

1 School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Sam Rannard

3 Library and Information Services, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Catrina Felton-Busch

4 Mt Isa Centre for Rural and Remote Health and Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening, James Cook University, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

Karla Canuto

5 South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Michelle Redman-MacLaren

7 College of Medicine and Dentistry and Anton Breinl Research Centre for Health Systems Strengthening, James Cook University, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Lee Yeomans

8 Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Megan Passey

University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Jane Farmer

10 Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Lynore Geia

College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Bebegu Yumba, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Quitaysha Thompson

Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation, Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia

Melody Muscat

College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Bebegu Yumba,Townsville, Queensland, Australia