Preventing maternal sepsis in low resource settings

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Maternal sepsis; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12875645
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-10-15
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 5 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4750

Inclusion Criteria

Patient:
1. All women who are pregnant or within 6 weeks of miscarriage, termination of pregnancy or delivery
2. Receiving either inpatient or outpatient health care.

Healthcare worker:
All healthcare workers who work in obstetric, gynaecology or outpatient departments in the 3 included sites, or healthcare workers who attended the intervention training programme

Exclusion Criteria

N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fidelity, assessed by:<br>1. Percentage adherence to WHO hand hygiene guidance. Data will be collected using specifically designed case report forms (CRFs) based on the observation form developed by the WHO. Hand hygiene audits will be performed weekly throughout the baseline and intervention phase.<br>2. Appropriate adherence to WHO recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis and infection prevention practices in Caesarean section, measured by continuous notes review throughout the study period. Recommended practice taken from the 'WHO recommendations for prevention and treatment of maternal peripartum infections'.