Study of Mobile Health Support to Improve Birth Outcomes for Pregnant Women in Nepal

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate the effect of a mobile health mHealth intervention on birth outcomes in pregnant women attending an antenatal care clinic in Nepal. The study focuses on the challenges of neonatal and infant mortality, low birth weight, and preterm birth, particularly in low and middle-income countries. It highlights the role of mHealth technologies in supporting maternal and newborn health by providing educational resources and reminders. The study involves a two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial. Pregnant women between 13 and 27 weeks of gestation will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group will receive standard care plus access to tailored educational videos on pregnancy care via smartphone, SMS messages, and reminder phone calls to encourage repeated viewing. The control group will receive standard care along with a control video and reminder phone calls. The study includes an initial qualitative phase to develop and validate the educational video based on pregnant womens preferences and needs. Participants will be followed from enrollment until 24 hours after childbirth. Data collection includes questionnaires assessing pregnancy care knowledge and birth outcomes such as birth weight and gestational age at delivery. Follow-up will involve post-intervention knowledge assessment about one month after initial video viewing and birth outcome assessment within 24 hours of delivery. The study aims to provide insights into how mHealth interventions might improve birth outcomes in this setting.

Effect of a Mobile Health Intervention on Birth Outcomes