Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package

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Aga Khan University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Early Postpartum and Newborn Care

Maternal Mortality

Neonatal Mortality

Treatments

Other: Intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Industry

Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01389219

770-Ped/ERC-06

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction of a community-based intervention package including prevention strategies, early recognition and management of common postpartum & neonatal problems, as well as prompt referral of high risk/complicated cases through trained first level primary health care workers, will result in a significant reduction in Postpartum maternal and neonatal mortality in Pakistan

Full description

Introduction of a community-based intervention package including prevention strategies, early recognition and management of common postpartum & neonatal problems, as well as prompt referral of high risk/complicated cases through trained first level primary health care workers, will result in a significant reduction in Postpartum maternal and neonatal mortality in Pakistan.

Trial design

1,200 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control arm

Intervention clusters

Other group

Description:

Focus is to increase the number of visits by LHWs to the newborn baby and to ensure that this visit occurs within 48-72 hours of birth. The purpose of this visit was the provision of postpartum maternal and immediate newborn care, including postpartum visit, maternal nutrition supplementation, cord care, eye care, Kangaroo Care, delayed bathing, colostrum administration and linkages to immunization services), complications/illness management through stabilization/referral of cases.

Treatment:

Other: Intervention

Trial contacts and locations

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