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ArticleMethods and protocols2022

Association of Ultrasonography and Health Education during Antenatal Visits among Pregnant Women to Reduce Unnecessary Caesarean Section in Bangladesh: Study Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Control Trial.

Habiba Shirin, Michiko Moriyama, K A T M Ehsanul Huq, Md Moshiur Rahman, Sumaya Binte Masud, Rowshan Ara Begum, Kamrunnahar Misty, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

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Article in Methods and protocols, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Habiba ShirinGraduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2933-2378
Michiko MoriyamaGraduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9190-8705
K A T M Ehsanul HuqGraduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7637-0759
Md Moshiur RahmanGraduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5475-986X
Sumaya Binte MasudObstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB), Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Rowshan Ara BegumObstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB), Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Kamrunnahar MistyDepartment of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Delwer Hossain HawladerDepartment of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-1443-6257
Hiroshima University · JPNorth South University · BD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rate of caesarean section (C/S) has been increasing globally. The proposed study aims to evaluate the effects of ultrasonography (USG) and health education in reducing unnecessary C/S among pregnant women. The secondary objectives are to increase antenatal care (ANC) and post-natal care (PNC) visit rates, increase USG use, increase institutional (hospitals and clinics) delivery, reduce delivery related complications and reduce the number of still births. This is a prospective, open-label, two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT). A total of 288 pregnant women are enrolled from two urban and two rural hospitals in Bangladesh. Women were screened during their first ANC visits, then written informed consent was taken from the participants. Women in intervention hospitals receive eight ANC visits, two additional USG, and health education eight times during their ANC visits. In contrast, participants at control hospitals receive usual care consisting of four ANC visits and two USG during their ANC visits. The primary outcome is to compare the rate of unnecessary C/S during PNC visits. This study obtained approval from the Institutional Review Board of North South University (2021/OR-NSU/IRB/0804), Bangladesh in November 2021 and was registered in clinicalTrails.gov

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Bangladeshcaesarean sectionhealth educationultrasonographyunnecessary

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PMCPMC9786003
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