The study aims to determine the effect of the eRegistration tracking system and mHealth counseling on institutional deliveries to pregnant mothers in the hazard-prone areas of Southern Bangladesh.
The study will be an open-label two-arm non-randomized controlled cluster trial for six months period. Chandpur Sadar, Kachua, and Faridganj sub-districts will be the intervention arm and Bhola Sadar, Charfesson, and Lalmohan sub-districts of the Bhola district will be the control arm. ased system. 28 - 36 weeks of pregnant women will be enrolled, given the intervention, and followed-up until their delivery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
536
Registration to the electronic database Counseling through voice calls for facility delivery Text messages to promote facility delivery
Rate of Institutional delivery
Normal vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections and assisted vaginal deliveries (forceps and vacuum deliveries) conducted at any healthcare facility by medically trained provider/ skilled birth attendant situated at the study sites will be considered as institutional delivery. Numerator: Number of institutional deliveries Denominator: Total deliveries in the study sites (A sum of normal vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections and assisted vaginal deliveries)
Time frame: 22 weeks
Proportion of different mode of deliveries
Numerator: Proportion of normal vaginal deliveries, Proportion of cesarean sections, Proportion of forceps and vacuum deliveries Denominator: Total deliveries in the study sites.
Time frame: 22 weeks
Proportion of different birth outcomes
Numerator: Proportion of alive babies, Proportion of stillbirths Denominator: Total live births in the study sites.
Time frame: 22 weeks
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