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Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package

NCT01389219 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1200

Last updated 2011-07-08

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Summary

Introduction of a community-based intervention package including prevention strategies, early recognition and management of common postpartum \& neonatal problems, as well as prompt referral of high risk/complicated cases through trained first level primary health care workers, will result in a significant reduction in Postpartum maternal and neonatal mortality in Pakistan

Conditions

  • Early Postpartum and Newborn Care
  • Maternal Mortality
  • Neonatal Mortality

Interventions

OTHER

Intervention

A comprehensive package of intervention will be developed for the mothers and newborn infants which will be comprised of; 1. Provision of postpartum maternal and immediate newborn care, including postpartum visit, maternal nutrition supplementation (iron \& vitamin A), cord care, eye care, Kangaroo Care, delayed bathing, colostrum administration and linkages to immunization services), complications/illness management through stabilization/referral of cases. 2. Provision of Information on family planning, birth spacing, LAM counseling, hygiene, danger signs recognition and complications readiness. 3. Nutrition counseling regarding immediate and exclusive breastfeeding and optimum postpartum diets. 5\. Danger signs of newborn illnesses and maternal complications associated with labor and the postpartum period, care seeking. Early referral for subsequent maternal and newborn morbidities, such as anemia, postpartum depression, fistulas, prolapsed uterus and infections.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

    collaborator FED

  • Pakistan Ministry of Health

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • John Snow, Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Population Council

    collaborator OTHER

  • Aga Khan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zulfiqar A Bhutta, MBBS, PhD · Aga Khan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age
28 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-10-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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