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. 2017 Jan 20;12(1):e0166623.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166623. eCollection 2017.

Maternal and Newborn Health in Karnataka State, India: The Community Level Interventions for Pre-Eclampsia (CLIP) Trial's Baseline Study Results

Mrutynjaya B Bellad  1 , Marianne Vidler  2 , Narayan V Honnungar  1 , Ashalata Mallapur  3 , Umesh Ramadurg  3 , Umesh Charanthimath  1 , Geetanjali Katageri  3 , Shashidhar Bannale  1 , Avinash Kavi  1 , Chandrashekhar Karadiguddi  1 , Sumedha Sharma  2 , Tang Lee  2 , Jing Li  2 , Beth Payne  2 , Laura Magee  4 , Peter von Dadelszen  4 , Richard Derman  5 , Shivaprasad S Goudar  1 ; CLIP Working Group
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Maternal and Newborn Health in Karnataka State, India: The Community Level Interventions for Pre-Eclampsia (CLIP) Trial's Baseline Study Results

Mrutynjaya B Bellad et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Existing vital health statistics registries in India have been unable to provide reliable estimates of maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity, and region-specific health estimates are essential to the planning and monitoring of health interventions. This study was designed to assess baseline rates as the precursor to a community-based cluster randomized control trial (cRCT)-Community Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia (CLIP) Trial (NCT01911494; CTRI/2014/01/004352). The objective was to describe baseline demographics and health outcomes prior to initiation of the CLIP trial and to improve knowledge of population-level health, in particular of maternal and neonatal outcomes related to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, in northern districts the state of Karnataka, India. The prospective population-based survey was conducted in eight clusters in Belgaum and Bagalkot districts in Karnataka State from 2013-2014. Data collection was undertaken by adapting the Maternal and Newborn Health registry platform, developed by the Global Network for Women's and Child Health Studies. Descriptive statistics were completed using SAS and R. During the period of 2013-2014, prospective data was collected on 5,469 pregnant women with an average age of 23.2 (+/-3.3) years. Delivery outcomes were collected from 5,448 completed pregnancies. A majority of the women reported institutional deliveries (96.0%), largely attended by skilled birth attendants. The maternal mortality ratio of 103 (per 100,000 livebirths) was observed during this study, neonatal mortality ratio was 25 per 1,000 livebirths, and perinatal mortality ratio was 50 per 1,000 livebirths. Despite a high number of institutional deliveries, rates of stillbirth were 2.86%. Early enrollment and close follow-up and monitoring procedures established by the Maternal and Newborn Health registry allowed for negligible lost to follow-up. This population-level study provides regional rates of maternal and newborn health in Belgaum and Bagalkot in Karnataka over 2013-14. The mortality ratios and morbidity information can be used in planning interventions and monitoring indicators of effectiveness to inform policy and practice. Comprehensive regional epidemiologic data, such as that provided here, is essential to gauge improvements and challenges in maternal health, as well as track disparities found in rural areas.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Study sites.
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Fig 2. Data flow process.
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Fig 3. Pregnancy outcomes.
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Fig 4. Neonatal morbidities.
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