NCT01389219

Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package

Post Partum Maternal and Neonatal Intervention Package: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial in District Sukkur, Pakistan

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aga Khan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 28 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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

Detailed description

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

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-10-01
• Primary completion: 2010-09-01
• Completion: 2010-09-01
• First posted: 2011-07-08
• Last updated: 2011-07-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan