About the Authors

Thomas van den Akker

t.vandenakker@vumc.nl

Affiliations Thyolo District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Thyolo, Malawi, Department of Medical Humanities, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jair van Rhenen

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Beatrice Mwagomba

Affiliation Thyolo District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Thyolo, Malawi

Kinke Lommerse

Affiliation Thyolo District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Thyolo, Malawi

Steady Vinkhumbo

Affiliation Thyolo District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Thyolo, Malawi

Jos van Roosmalen

Affiliations Department of Medical Humanities, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Obstetrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceptualized this study: TvdA J. van Roosmalen. Contributed to study design and took part in data collection: TvdA J. van Rhenen BM KL SV. Performed the analysis: TvdA J. van Rhenen. Took a lead in organizing audit sessions which were authorized by BM: TvdA KL SV. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: TvdA. Edited the manuscript: J. van Rhenen BM KL SV J. van Roosmalen. Contributed significantly to the intellectual content of this paper: TvdA J. van Rhenen BM KL SV J. van Roosmalen.