The effectiveness of antenatal birth plans in increasing skilled care at delivery and after delivery in rural Tanzania

Recruiting

• Conditions: pregnancy; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Normal pregnancy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000268246
• Lead Sponsor: World Health Organization

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 760

Inclusion Criteria

All pregnant women attending antenatal care at health units in the district who will consent to participate in the study and meet the inclusion criteria of confirmed pregnancy by clinical palpation, resident of the district, those planning to deliver in the district and those not already referred to the available hospitals for specialized care for various reasons.

Exclusion Criteria

Pregnant women with a gestational age beyond 34 weeks and/or women planning to deliver outside the district.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of women enrolled in the study who deliver in the available health units. Each unit will be provided with a delivery record sheet in which all women in the study who will deliver in the unit are documented. Subsequently, the information will be used to ascertain the women?s delivery sites. In addition women will be asked for their places of delivery during the postpartum interview.[delivery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of women who finalize the birth plans (formulated/completed forms at all intervention units)[delivery];proportion of women who attend postpartum care within one month after delivery (to be documented on the post natal interview one month after delivery and from health units? record)[one month after delivery];level of satisfaction with antenatal care among participants and providers as measured on a modified five point Likert?s scale (to be documented during the intervention implementation stage interview to both antenatal attendees and their respective providers)[during pregnancy]