A Skills and Drills Intervention for Emergency Obstetrics and Neonatal Care at First Referral Units of North Karnataka

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

15,018

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2013

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2015

Conditions
Obstetric and Perinatal ComplicationsPostpartum HemorrhagePreeclampsia/EclampsiaObstructed/Prolonged LaborSepsisBirth Asphyxia
Interventions
OTHER

Skills training

Refresher training on Basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn care

OTHER

Emergency obstetric drills

Emergency obstetric drills to practice timely and appropriate management of postpartum hemorrhage and preeclampsia/eclampsia

OTHER

Revised Case Sheets

Revised case sheets will be introduced to capture the timing and appropriate medical treatment of women in labor and newborns

OTHER

Supportive supervision

Quarterly supportive supervision visits each of the intervention first referral units.

OTHER

Referral strengthening

To support referral systems that ensure timely and appropriate treatment for obstetric emergencies

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

St. John's Research Institute

OTHER

collaborator

Maternal Health Task Force

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

OTHER

collaborator

Karnataka Health Promotion Trust

OTHER

lead

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

OTHER

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