RTI’s project team conducted a multi-country cluster randomized trial to assess the impact of antenatal ultrasound screening performed by community physician and non-physician health care staff on a composite outcome consisting of maternal mortality and near-miss maternal mortality, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality in low-resource community settings. This trial took place in India, Pakistan, Guatemala, Kenya, and Zambia. The study aimed to evaluate whether use of ultrasound in community health centers: (1) increases antenatal care attendance, (2) increases the use of delivery facilities by women with pregnancy complications, and (3) reduces a composite outcome of maternal mortality and near-miss mortality, stillbirth, and neonatal mortality. RTI served as the data coordinating center for this project, providing oversight and overall study management, developing data collection tools, developing the data management system, maintaining the IT system for data transmission, conducting statistical analyses, and ensuring data quality.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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