The Guide outlines the process of improvement step-by-step, helping providers plan, test, implement, continuously assess and sustain interventions that enable care to be delivered in the best way possible. Improving Care of Mothers and Babies can guide those new to improvement methodologies, as well as provide further support to those who have experience implementing and managing improvement projects. It can be used by a leader or facilitator to help others learn about improvement in both clinical and workshop settings, and can also be used as a self-study manual by improvement teams and individuals.