Table 3.

ABC Learning Collaborative vs Typical Learning Collaborative Implementation Comparison [7, 10, 17]

Characteristic	ABC Learning collaborative	Common Learning Collaborative Design Components
Focus	Neonatal Mortality	Single clinical subject
# and type of Indicators addressed	8 indicators focused on drivers of neonatal mortality	1–9 indicators focused clinical subject
Duration of intervention	18 months	12–24 months
# people on QI team	3–4 people	3–7 people
Composition of QI team	Community health worker, nurse, data manager +/−leadership	Multi-professional team
Learning Session Characteristics	2 days	1–3 days
	4 learnings sessions + Harvest Session	> 2 sessions
	Every 3–5 months	every 4–6 months
Average % health facilities represented at all LS	98%	N/A
Average total # LS attendees	40.7	30-40people
Inclusion of Clinical Training or Skills Building	every 12.5 months	not standard
% HC with at least 2 nurses trained in newborn training package	> 92% throughout collaborative	not standard
Frequency of assessment for essential equipment	every 3 months	not standard
Mentor Characteristics	nurses with QI training	QI experts
Average mentor visits per facility per month	0.76 visits/month	Mentoring should occur between Learning Sessions
Monthly mentor visit content	QI project and QI skills mentorship	QI project and QI skills mentorship.
	Clinical skills mentorship and observation checklists for [1] Labor and delivery [2] neonatal care and/or [3] postpartum care	not standard
	routine equipment/commodities assessment and support	not standard