This clinical trial's primary goal is to compare birth attendants' competencies. It aims to answer the questions: * Does the new modular training package enhance the competencies of skilled birth attendants? * Does the competencies of skilled birth attendants relates to improving maternal and neonatal health outcomes in Nepal? * Is this training module a cost-effective intervention? Participants' knowledge, attitude, and skills will be assessed and it will be compared with standard training groups: Researchers will compare the competencies of birth attendants who receive modular training versus standard training to see if an increment in competencies is associated with maternal and neonatal health outcomes.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
200
It is an intervention targeted to enhance the competencies of Maternal Neonatal Health (MNH) service providers (skilled birth attendants) in Nepal. It is a capacity-building intervention that is expected to contribute to reducing maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities by improving the midwifery competencies (knowledge, attitudes, and skills) of MNH service providers.
Health Directorate
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal
RECRUITINGKhim Bahadur Khadka
Pokhara, Gandaki, Nepal
RECRUITINGEffectiveness assessment of modular skilled birth attendant training package
The health workers who get new modular skill birth attendant training are expected to be more competent to provide midwifery services. Hence, this training is specifically targeted to improve midwifery knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
Time frame: "1 year"
Cost-benefit analysis
The associated cost (monetary value) of the new modular and standard training will be calculated and compared with the effect (maternal and neonatal death reduction).
Time frame: "2 years"
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