Trial reportBMJ open2016
Impact of an SMS advice programme on maternal and newborn health in rural China: study protocol for a quasi-randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in BMJ open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02037087 (The Impact of Prenatal Short Messages on Maternal and Newborn Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Impact of Prenatal Short Messages on Maternal and Newborn Health
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Community-based maternal and newborn educational care packages for improving neonatal health and survival in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Does short message service improve focused antenatal care visit and skilled birth attendance? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Reproductive health · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of a Text Messaging-Based Educational Intervention on Cesarean Section Rates Among Pregnant Women in China: Quasirandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
- The Effects on Inappropriate Weight for Gestational Age of an SMS Based Educational Intervention for Pregnant Women in Xi'an China: A Quasi-Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Effectiveness of a Mobile Phone Messaging-Based Message Framing Intervention for Improving Maternal Health Service Uptake and Newborn Care Practice in Rural Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Evaluating the effect of maternal mHealth text messages on uptake of maternal and child health care services in South Africa: a multicentre cohort intervention study.Reproductive health · 2020Article
- A composite neonatal adverse outcome indicator using population-based data: an update.International journal of population data science · 2020Article
- Pregnancy-Related ICU Admissions From 2008 to 2016 in China: A First Multicenter Report.Critical care medicine · 2018Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionExpectant mothers in low-income and middle-income countries often lack access to vital information about pregnancy, preparation for birth and best practices when caring for their newborn. Innovative solutions are needed to bridge this knowledge gap and dramatically improve maternal and neonatal health in these settings. This study aims to evaluate the impact of an innovative text messaging intervention on maternal and neonatal health outcomes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This study offers expectant mothers in rural China a package of free short messages via cell phone regarding pregnancy and childbirth. These messages are tailored to each mother's gestational week. It is hypothesised that delivering these short advice messages to pregnant women can improve maternal and newborn health. The study uses factorial quasi-randomisation to compare psychological, behavioural and health outcomes between 4 groups: 2 groups receiving different sets of short message interventions (ie, good household prenatal practices and healthcare seeking), a group receiving both interventions and a control group. Treatment assignment occurs at the individual level. The primary outcome is newborn health, measured by appropriateness of weight for gestational age. Secondary outcomes include severe neonatal and maternal morbidity as well as psychological and behavioural measures. This study has enrolled pregnant women who attend county maternal and child health centres for their prenatal visits. DISCUSSION: This pilot is the first large-scale effort to build a comprehensive evidence base on the impact of prenatal text messages via cell phone on maternal and newborn health outcomes in China. The study has broad implications for public health policy in China and the implementation of mobile health interventions in low-resource settings around the world. ETHICS: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the School of Medicine at Xi'an Jiaotong University on 18 January 2013. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02037087; Pre-results.
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