Maternal and newborn health Pregnancy and Childbirth Maternal and newborn health
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention has two components, community mobilisation through women's groups, and health management committee (HMC) strengthening. Both interventions will be implemented for two years in 21 int
Sponsors
Institute of Child Health, University College London (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Measurement of outcomes: 1.1. For trained birth attendance within intervention and control clusters, women who deliver infants at gestation 28 complete weeks or greater 1.2. For mortality, women of reproductive age (12 - 49 years old) who die 1.3. Infants born within the study period 2. Intervention: the intervention involves community mobilisation through women's groups and health management committee (HMC) strengthening. Participation in women's groups and their activities is voluntary, and there are no pre-determined intervention inclusion criteria. Participation in HMC strengthening is also voluntary. Participants will usually be HMC members, but may also be community members whom HMCs invite to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Deliveries conducted by a trained health worker 2. Institutional deliveries Primary and secondary outcomes will be measured through prospective identification of pregnancies. Enrolment began on 16 November 2009 and will end on 20 September 2012. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Neonatal deaths 2. Stillbirths 3. Maternal morbidities 4. Care behaviours Primary and secondary outcomes will be measured through prospective identification of pregnancies. Enrolment began on 16 November 2009 and will end on 20 September 2012. | — |
Countries
Nepal
Outcome results
None listed