Wakobo-ti-Kodro: Improving Identification of Pregnancy at Risk of Obstetric Complications at Community Level

Launched by ALLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ACTION · Sep 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The Wakobo-ti-Kodro trial is focused on improving the health of pregnant women in a region where many face serious risks during pregnancy and childbirth. The goal of the study is to train traditional birth attendants to better identify and monitor high-risk pregnancies, integrate them into the healthcare system, and use a smartphone app designed to support their work. By doing this, the trial aims to increase the number of women who receive care at health facilities and ultimately improve the safety of deliveries in the Bimbo district near the capital of the Central African Republic.

To participate in this study, pregnant women living in the area and visiting the health facilities involved are eligible, as long as they give their consent. The trial is also looking for traditional birth attendants, health workers, community health workers, community representatives, and women who have given birth or are pregnant, all from the study area, to share their experiences and feedback. Participants can expect to be part of a program that seeks to make pregnancy safer and improve health care in their community.

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Eligibility criteria

• • Inclusion Criteria for the main study (quasi-experimental study with a before-after approach)
• • Aggregated data of pregnant women, regardless of the age of their pregnancy, and
• • attending the health facilities included in the study
• Inclusion Criteria for participating in the observational cohort:
• • Being a pregnant woman residing in the study area and
• • attending the health facilities included in the study and
• • with a given individual consent.
• Inclusion Criteria for participating in the sub-study on intervention's acceptability and feasibility:
• • traditional birth attendants (TBAs) or
• • health workers working in health facilities or
• • community health workers or
• • community representatives or
• • women who have already given birth or pregnant women or their husbands AND
• • All with a given individual consent AND
• • All being part of the study area.