Unintended Consequences

How it works

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Facilitators identified misaligned expectations as an unintended consequence of co-design. — Facilitators’ experiences of co-designing an intrapartum care intervention in four sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative study
• Providers raised material and structural problems that ALERT could not fully address because they exceeded project scope and budget. — Facilitators’ experiences of co-designing an intrapartum care intervention in four sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative study
• Shared ownership generated by co-design did not automatically translate into implementation action. — Facilitators’ experiences of co-designing an intrapartum care intervention in four sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative study
• Co-design could revive existing tensions and power imbalances even when participant empowerment was viewed positively. — Facilitators’ experiences of co-designing an intrapartum care intervention in four sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative study
• Facilitators tried to mitigate blame by framing the process as non-blaming and creating neutral, safe, trusting environments. — Facilitators’ experiences of co-designing an intrapartum care intervention in four sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative study
• Unmet provider needs created guilt and powerlessness for some facilitators. — Facilitators’ experiences of co-designing an intrapartum care intervention in four sub-Saharan African countries: a qualitative study