It Takes a Village: a pilot randomized trial to enhance pregnancy care and support in northern Ghana
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Antenatal care for pregnant womenPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN95961119
- Lead Sponsor
- Development Impact West Africa
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 283
Inclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant woman at least 18 years old
2. In first of second trimester of pregnancy at ANC registration
3. Enrolling in ANC at one of the study clinics
4. Woman lives in one of the villages in the catchment area
Exclusion Criteria
1. Younger than 18 years
2. registering for first ANC appointment in third trimester of pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Community intervention: ANC initiated in first trimester measured by recording month at first round of survey collected when woman is registering for ANC.<br>Enhanced ANC intervention: Woman developed a birth plan measured by survey response after birth (yes/no)<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Husband/partner accompanied woman to first ANC appointment measured by survey response after first ANC visit.<br>2. Woman received at least 8 ANC visits during pregnancy measured by survey response after birth.<br>3. Woman received all recommended ANC services measured by survey response after birth. <br>4. Woman used birth plan measured by survey response after birth. <br>5. Woman developed birth plan with husband measured by survey response after birth.<br>6. Woman had money saved for delivery measured by survey response after birth. <br>7. Woman made arrangements for blood donor prior to delivery measured by survey response after birth.