Assessment of the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women and Optimization of Prenatal Care Services

University of California (UC) Davis

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy

Treatments: Other: Programmatic prenatal care optimization

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01832688

10-1335-UCALIF (Other Grant/Funding Number)

447971

Details and patient eligibility

About

A national survey in Niger found that women and children are at risk of undernutrition and that many pregnant women don't visit health centers during pregnancy as often as is recommended. The aim is to assess the nutritional and health status of pregnant women in the Zinder region and to understand their knowledge, attitudes and practices related to health and nutrition during pregnancy. In collaboration with the Medical District of Zinder the prenatal care services will be optimized and the programmatic impact on gestational weight gain and anemia prevalence will be assessed.

Enrollment: 2,306 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women, who have severe illness warranting immediate hospital referral

Trial design

2,306 participants in 2 patient groups

Baseline cohort

Description:

The baseline survey will be implemented among pregnant women in randomly selected villages using a continuous enrollment schedule over the period of 18 months

Optimization cohort

Description:

The programmatic impact of optimized prenatal care services on women's health and behavior will be assessed among pregnant women in randomly selected villages (Programmatic prenatal care optimization)

Treatment:

Other: Programmatic prenatal care optimization