Effect of telephone-based postnatal care on the health of mothers and their newborns

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Improving the general health of nursing mothers and their newborns; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN46905855
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Ghana

Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36309673/ (added 31/10/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-04-09
• Study Completion: 2021-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 14 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

1. Mother should be at least 18 years of age and have access to a functional mobile phone
2. Mother and baby should be discharged from hospital but not have left the hospital
3. Babies and their parents should not be participating in another intervention
4. Mother-baby pairs who do not intend to move out of the Greater Accra Region within three months after delivery
5. Mother should be willing to consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Babies born with severe congenital anomaly that require major medical and or surgical intervention
2. Babies born preterm
3. Babies admitted to NICU for severe illness after delivery
4. Either or both parents being a health worker

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified