Strengthening reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services in Bangladesh with an electronic health registry

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Antenatal care; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN69491836
• Lead Sponsor: orwegian Institute for Public Health

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33879108/ qualitative results (added 22/04/2021) 2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34255723/ (added 14/07/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34582490/ results (added 29/09/2021) 2022 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35343885/ (added 18/01/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-12-06
• Study Completion: 2020-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 30 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3293

Inclusion Criteria

Clinics:
1. Community Clinics and Family Welfare Clinics situated in Matlab North or Matlab South, and their associated staff
2. Clinics with at least 1 staff member able to provide antenatal, childbirth, or postnatal care services
3. Clinics providing at least 5 antenatal care consultations per month

Exclusion Criteria

Clinics:
1. Non governmental clinics
2. Family Welfare Centers or Community Clinics located in Upazila Health Complexes.

Women are excluded if their gestational age at enrollment is greater than 17 weeks.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> The data for the following will be obtained from electronic medical records collected at the point of care when the antenatal care visit occurs:<br> 1. Proportion of women who attend 4 timely antenatal care visits according to national guidelines, prospectively assessed throughout pregnancy and retrospectively between 7 and 14 days after birth.<br> 2. Proportion of women receiving appropriate screening and management for hypertension in pregnancy, according to national guidelines, assessed throughout pregnancy. Screening is defined as measuring and recording blood pressure levels at all timely ANC visits. Management is defined as recording that a referral was done at a visit at which hypertension was identified, according to national guidelines.<br>