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NCT Number: NCT01054235

Prenatal Care Program in Dingyuan County

The general objective of this study is to evaluate prenatal care in the specific context of rural China. It also aims to define the optimal content of prenatal care for the context of rural China, to evaluate the effect of such prenatal care on infant and maternal outcomes, using a community based, well designed controlled trial in rural counties. Finally, it aims to describe the process of conducting a controlled study using community resources.

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Key information

Conditions

Prenatal Care Death Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Perinatal Death Pregnancy Complications Urogenital Diseases

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

County Health Bureau, Ding Yuan County

Chuzhou, Anhui, 233200, China

About this study

The study was conducted in a rural county of 900,000 people in Anhui province, in eastern China. The total area of the county is almost 3,000 square kilometres. The majority of the population of the county is engaged in farming. In terms of national GDP rankings, the study county is typical of less developed rural areas in China. Twenty townships (10 interventions and 10 control) out of a total of 55 were selected - on the basis of having sufficient health facilities and staff - for a controlled trial on the introduction of systematic prenatal care in the area.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • pregnant woman in program area (in 20 townships) from August 2000 to March 2003

Exclusion criteria

  • outsiders of program area

Treatment and study plan

Training

Behavioral

The intervention consisted of 1) training township midwives, 2) informing women and men in the community of the importance of prenatal care, 3) providing intervention township hospitals with basic medical instruments used in prenatal care (i.e. blood pressure monitors, weighing scales for mothers and newborns, stethoscopes).

Primary outcomes

  1. perinatal mortality

    Time frame: Jan 1999-Dec 2003

Secondary outcomes

  1. timing and frequency of prenatal care and hospital delivery rate

    Time frame: Jan 1999-Dec 2003

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Shanghai Medical University, School of Public Health, China

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Prenatal Care Program in Rural China

Acronym: EPCP

Important dates

Study start
2000
Primary completion
2003
Study completion
2003
First posted
Jan 22, 2010
Registry last updated
Jan 22, 2010

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