Trial of community mobilisation in Mumbai slums to improve care during pregnancy, delivery, postnatally and for the newbor
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Maternal and child healthPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN96256793
- Lead Sponsor
- The Institute of Child Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 10000
Inclusion Criteria
Women who give birth in 48 vulnerable slum communities during the study period. Any woman who gives birth in the study area is potentially a participant in the data collection activities. The age range would be 12 to 49 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Women who decline to be interviewed.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eonatal mortality rate.<br><br>Outcomes will be evaluated after 2 years of data collection, but are measured continuously through the same prospective registration system. Births in the 48 clusters under surveillance are identified by local women, who notify interviewers employed by the project. An interview is taken at 6 weeks postpartum for each birth. The registration system provides data on maternal survival, stillbirths and neonatal outcomes. It also provides data on care during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, both at home and through health services.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Antenatal, delivery and postnatal care uptake.<br><br>Outcomes will be evaluated after 2 years of data collection, but are measured continuously through the same prospective registration system. Births in the 48 clusters under surveillance are identified by local women, who notify interviewers employed by the project. An interview is taken at 6 weeks postpartum for each birth. The registration system provides data on maternal survival, stillbirths and neonatal outcomes. It also provides data on care during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum, both at home and through health services.