Once oblast leadership had decided on PIH as the area for improvement, they were able to choose representative
facilities where the demonstration projects would take place.The three pilot facilities were Tver (city) Maternity Hospital #1,Vyshny Volochyok Maternity Hospital, and Torzhok Central District Hospital. These facilities were chosen based on their
willingness to participate and represented a mix of urban and rural hospitals with a range of available resources. All three
facilities include women’s consultation clinics and delivery departments.