Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Standard of care. No intervention
Modified WHO safe childbirth checklist WHOSCC and refresh trainings of providers
Sponsors
World Health Organization Human Reproduction Program
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women admitted in the delivery room of participating health facilities for delivery labour during the study recruitment period along with their new-borns
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - All the women who were admitted in the childbirth room for elective caesarian section (before the labour has begun) - All the women and their newborns that were transferred for additional care after a delivery outside of the participating health facility and those received for any other type of obstetric care not related to childbirth (abortions, miscarriages and antenatal care). - Pregnant women referred to higher level of care upon admission without proper administration of care at the level of the participating health facility will also be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Composite outcome of poor childbirth outcome: Stillbirths, maternal deaths, early neonatal deaths, Severe postpartum hemorrhage, maternal infections, early neonatal infections, obstructed labor, severe pre-eclampsia, uterine rupture in the health facility, eclampsia and near miss. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of adherence to essential best practices during the course of childbirth;Availability of safe childbirth supplies | — |
Countries
Burkina Faso, Cote Divoire, Guinea
Contacts
Public ContactTieba Millogo
Assistant Professor African Institute of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed