Health Condition 1: null- pregnant women, newborns, newborns admitted to SNCU or NICU
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Collaborative Quality Improvment in labour ward and SNCU/NICU in hospitals enrolled in the state health insurance platforms: The intervention is composed of mentoring, collaborative lea
Sponsors
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicime
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Pregnant women giving birth and newborn babies aged 0-27 days born or admitted in the study hospitals. 2.Health workers in study hospitals 3.Study hospitals with a SNCU/NICU which are included into the state insurance schemes (CEO Aarogyasri Health Care Trust in Telengana State; and the Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva Scheme )
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Hospitals that are not included into the state insurance schemes (Aarogyasri Health Care Trust in Telengana State; and the Dr. NTR Vaidya Seva Scheme) 2.pregnant Women, and health workers who do not consent to be observed
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Stillbirth rate, 7-day and 28-day case-fatality per 100 SNCU/NICU admissions; Morbidity in SNCU/NICU admissions at hospital/cluster level Timepoint: 3 months before intervention (June-August 2016) and 18 months after intervention start (June - August 2018) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence to potentially better practices of: Risk screening at labour ward admission Partograph use Hygiene during birth Management of high risk delivery/asphyxia in labour ward Hand washing Hygiene in cannulation Kangaroo mother care in premature birth Exclusive breastfeeding of babies admitted to SNCU Timepoint: Before intervention and 18 months after intervention start | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSamiksha Singh
Public Health Foundation of India
Outcome results
None listed