Pocket guide could save thousands of newborns in tanzania
NCT ID NCT04685668
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a simple pocket booklet and regular training for doctors and midwives could reduce stillbirths and improve care during childbirth. Over 65,000 women and their newborns were followed across five hospitals in Tanzania. The goal was to see if practical, low-cost guidance could make a real difference in busy, low-resource maternity wards.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PartoMa guidelines and training (a pocket booklet and training for birth attendants)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way to reduce stillbirths and improve childbirth safety in low-resource hospitals.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational implementation study, not a controlled drug trial. Results may vary across hospitals, and improvements may not be sustained long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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65,181 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Apr 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All deliveries recorded at the five hospital sites during the entire study period. * All women in labour delivering at the five study sites. * All health care providers in delivery wards at the five study sites during the baseline and intervention period. * For the different substudies, sub-groups are selected (please see the secondary outcomes for a description) (Please notice that all women and newborn children will be included in the the study, irrespectively of their health status) Exlusion Criteria: • There are no exclusion criteria.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mbagala Ragi Tatu Hospital
Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania
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