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Massive study aims to reduce maternal and newborn deaths worldwide

NCT ID NCT01073475

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This large observational study is tracking pregnancy outcomes for nearly one million women in low-resource areas. Researchers are collecting data on stillbirths, newborn deaths, and maternal deaths to understand trends and causes. The goal is to provide population-based information that can guide future health policies and interventions.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this registry will provide crucial data to improve maternal and newborn health in low-resource settings.
What could go wrong
This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any intervention, so direct health benefits are not guaranteed.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 950,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2008

Expected to finish

May 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A research network

The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

All pregnant women meeting participant-level criteria and the infant(s) from their pregnancy.

Ages

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Community-level * Appropriate for long-term registry data collection and the conduct of ongoing Global Network research * At least 300 deliveries per year * Participant-level * Pregnant women intending to deliver within study cluster * Women who deliver within the study cluster * Women who reside in the community but are transferred for care at delivery Exclusion Criteria: * Participant-level * Opt out of consent to include data in the study

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Maternal Death Stillbirth

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Pregnancy outcome trends in low-resource geographic areas

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    15 sites in 7 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston University

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Columbia University

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • ICDDRB

    RECRUITING

    Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh

  • Indiana University School of Medicine

    RECRUITING

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5119, United States

  • Institute for Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP)

    RECRUITING

    Guatemala City, Departamento de Guatemala, 01011, Guatemala

  • KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research

    RECRUITING

    Belagavi, Karnataka, India

  • Kinshasa School of Public Health

    RECRUITING

    Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Lata Medical Research Foundation

    RECRUITING

    Nagpur, India, India

  • The Aga Khan University

    RECRUITING

    Karachi, Pakistan, 74800, Pakistan

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    RECRUITING

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • University Teaching Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Lusaka, Zambia, Zambia

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    RECRUITING

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of Colorado Denver

    RECRUITING

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • University of North Carolina

    RECRUITING

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27510, United States

  • University of Virgina

    RECRUITING

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States