Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Low dose high frequency training on skin to skin contact with contextual quality improvement
Routine Care
Low dose high frequency educational only
Sponsors
Laerdal Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Health professionals who satisfy the specified requirements will be eligible: • Have been employed at a selected health facility for a minimum of six months, • Actively participate in childbirth in the delivery room • Hold a leadership position within the health center • Provide informed consent to participate in the research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Have been employed at a selected health facility for a minimum of six months • Written informed consent cannot be provided
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Skin-to-Skin practice after birth | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neonatal Health: This will be assessed by measuring various factors including the APGAR score, temperature, breastfeeding, any potential complications and the survival rate of neonates. The data necessary for this evaluation will be collected through careful observation and extraction from relevant medical records. Maternal Health: the evaluation of maternal health will be conducted by means of the measurement of indicators that are significant for the survival and overall welfare of mothers. Information pertaining to vital signs, duration of third stage of labor, occurrence of postpartum hemorrhage, breastfeeding as well as any potential complications will be gathered through meticulous observation and the retrieval of pertinent medical records. | — |
Countries
Ethiopia
Contacts
Public ContactRobel Tezera
Addis Ababa University Collage of Health science school of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed