Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
Mobile health
None
Sponsors
Postgraduate office
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Pregnant women aged 18 to 45 Booked and had at least 8 antenatal care visits Delivered at EFSTH
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All women who met the criteria but refused to give consent will be excluded. Unconscious patients, patients less than 18 years of age, patients with mental illnesses, women who have prolonged hospital stay lasting longer than the first two weeks of the puerperium will all be excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine uptake of the four postnatal visits recommended by WHO between the 2 study groups | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the effectiveness of mobile health in increasing the intention to use contraception among women in the mHealth versus traditional postnatal care groups at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul. To determine the effectiveness of mobile health in improving timely uptake of newborn immunization among women in the mHealth versus traditional postnatal care groups at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul. | — |
Countries
Gambia
Contacts
Public ContactSesan Oluwasola
Consultant
Outcome results
None listed