Study on hemoglobin levels for anemia during pregnancy and postpartum.
Not Applicable
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
A pregnant woman who meets the following inclusion criteria may be enrolled in the study:
1. Lives within the study catchment area;
2. Meets minimum age requirement (greater than equal to 18 years)
3. Intrauterine pregnancy less than 14 weeks gestation verified via ultrasound;
4. Provides informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Among women screened for the study, the following are exclusion criteria:
1. Nonviable (e.g. ectopic or molar) pregnancy;
2. Plans to relocate outside of the study catchment area during pregnancy and/or postpartum
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Maternal health outcomes: <br/ ><br>1. Composite severe maternal health outcomes <br/ ><br>2. Perinatal depression <br/ ><br>3. Postpartum anemia through 42 days postpartum <br/ ><br>Fetal and neonatal health outcomes: <br/ ><br>1. Preterm birth <br/ ><br>2. Small-for-gestational age <br/ ><br>3. Stillbirth <br/ ><br>4. Neonatal mortalityTimepoint: During pregnancy, at delivery point and up to 42 days post-delivery <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>At the time of delivery or up to 28 days of birth <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Fetal and neonatal health outcomes: <br/ ><br>1. Low birthweight <br/ ><br>2. Hyperbilirubinemia <br/ ><br>3. Neonatal sepsis <br/ ><br>4. Possible severe bacterial infection <br/ ><br>5. Infant neurodevelopment <br/ ><br>Timepoint: At the time of delivery or up to 6 weeks of birth;Maternal health outcomes: <br/ ><br>1. Maternal mortality, defined as a woman’s death during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy <br/ ><br>2. Late maternal mortality (up to one year post-delivery) <br/ ><br>3. Preeclampsia/ eclampsia <br/ ><br>4. Postpartum hemorrhage <br/ ><br>5. Preterm premature rupture of membranes <br/ ><br>6. Maternal sepsis <br/ ><br>7. Maternal fatigue <br/ ><br>Timepoint: During pregnancy, at delivery point and up to one-year post-delivery