TY - JOUR
T1 - Community-driven impact of a newborn-focused behavioral intervention on maternal health in Shivgarh, India
AU - Kumar, Vishwajeet
AU - Kumar, Aarti
AU - Das, Vinita
AU - Srivastava, Neeraj M.
AU - Baqui, Abdullah H.
AU - Santosham, Mathuram
AU - Darmstadt, Gary L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was funded by the United States Agency for International Development, Delhi Mission, and the Saving Newborn Lives program of Save the Children US through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Objective: To assess the effect on maternal health outcomes of a community-based behavior change management intervention for essential newborn care leading to a reduction in neonatal mortality. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial involving 1 control and 2 intervention arms was conducted in Shivgarh, India, between January 2004 and May 2005. Risk-enhancing domiciliary newborn care behaviors, including those posing a concomitant risk to maternal health, were targeted through home visits and community meetings. Secondary outcomes included knowledge of maternal danger signs, self-reported complications, maternal care practices, care-seeking from trained providers, and maternal mortality ratio (MMR). The intervention arms were combined for analysis, which was done by intention to treat. Results: Significant improvements were observed in maternal health equity and outcomes including knowledge of danger signs, care practices, self-reported complications, and timely care-seeking from trained providers. The difference in adjusted MMR was not significant (relative risk 0.44; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-1.43; P = 0.11) owing to the inadequate sample size for this outcome, but may suggest a decline in MMR given improvements in other outcomes in the causal pathway to mortality. Conclusion: Community-based strategies focused on prevention and care-seeking effectively complemented facility-based strategies toward improving maternal health, while synergizing with newborn care interventions.
AB - Objective: To assess the effect on maternal health outcomes of a community-based behavior change management intervention for essential newborn care leading to a reduction in neonatal mortality. Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial involving 1 control and 2 intervention arms was conducted in Shivgarh, India, between January 2004 and May 2005. Risk-enhancing domiciliary newborn care behaviors, including those posing a concomitant risk to maternal health, were targeted through home visits and community meetings. Secondary outcomes included knowledge of maternal danger signs, self-reported complications, maternal care practices, care-seeking from trained providers, and maternal mortality ratio (MMR). The intervention arms were combined for analysis, which was done by intention to treat. Results: Significant improvements were observed in maternal health equity and outcomes including knowledge of danger signs, care practices, self-reported complications, and timely care-seeking from trained providers. The difference in adjusted MMR was not significant (relative risk 0.44; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-1.43; P = 0.11) owing to the inadequate sample size for this outcome, but may suggest a decline in MMR given improvements in other outcomes in the causal pathway to mortality. Conclusion: Community-based strategies focused on prevention and care-seeking effectively complemented facility-based strategies toward improving maternal health, while synergizing with newborn care interventions.
KW - Behavior change management
KW - Care-seeking
KW - Equity
KW - Essential newborn care
KW - India
KW - Maternal health
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.10.031
DO - 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.10.031
M3 - Article
C2 - 22281244
AN - SCOPUS:84862801966
SN - 0020-7292
VL - 117
SP - 48
EP - 55
JO - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
JF - International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
IS - 1
ER -