Improving the general health of nursing mothers and their newborns Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Mother-baby pairs are randomised into either of two arms of postnatal follow-up interventions:
1. Telephone-based follow up in addition to routine health facility based follow up
and
2. Routine health facility based follow up alone.
Intervention will be a telephone-based follow up in two parts:
Part 1: Mothers are called within
Sponsors
University of Ghana
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Mother should be at least 18 years of age and have access to a functional mobile phone 2. Mother and baby should be discharged from hospital but not have left the hospital 3. Babies and their parents should not be participating in another intervention 4. Mother-baby pairs who do not intend to move out of the Greater Accra Region within three months after delivery 5. Mother should be willing to consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Babies born with severe congenital anomaly that require major medical and or surgical intervention 2. Babies born preterm 3. Babies admitted to NICU for severe illness after delivery 4. Either or both parents being a health worker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mothers' self report of: 1. Infant illness episode (acute illness episode for which help was sought) episodes within first three months of life measured three months after delivery 2. Maternal illness (acute illness for which help was sought) within first three months of postnatal period measured three months after delivery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mothers' self report of: 1. Exclusive breastfeeding at three months of age 2. Maternal family planning use within the first three months of postnatal period measured at three months after delivery 3. Maternal post-partum depression at three months after delivery 4. Postnatal clinic attendance at 7-14 days and 6 weeks | — |
Countries
Ghana
Outcome results
None listed