Advancing care and support for women and families after stillbirth or neonatal death in Uganda and Kenya

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Not Applicable; Care after stillbirth or neonatal death

• Registration Number: ISRCTN68506895
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Manchester

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-25
• Study Completion: 2021-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 28 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 176

Inclusion Criteria

Postnatal women:
1. In the immediate postnatal period
2. Baby was stillborn (baby born at or after 28 weeks gestation with no signs of life) or died soon after birth in the facility (early neonatal death 0-6 days]) during one of the two identified recruitment periods in phase 1 and 2
3. Aged 18 years or over, at the time of recruitment

Partners and family members:
1. Of women consented to take part in the study; they will approached via the woman after she has agreed (a partner’s unwillingness to participate will not affect the woman’s continued participation)
2. Aged 18 years or over, at the time of recruitment

Health workers (midwives, nurses, doctors and support staff) and peer supporters:
1. Directly involved in the delivery of the study intervention or who provide care or services to women after stillbirth in facilities

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to give consent
2. Multiple births only where one baby survived the early neonatal period

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Recruitment and retention of women in the study:<br>1.1. Women who fulfill the eligibility criteria, women who are invited to participate in the study, those recruited and any participants who leave the study before completion, recorded in a participant log <br>1.2. Reasons for non-recruitment (e.g. refusal to participate, language barrier) will also be recorded. Permission will be sought to collect data on reasons for non-participation from women, partners/family members and health workers who have provided contact details but decline to take part<br>1.3. Reasons for withdrawal and loss to follow-up documented during the course of the study