Rwanda's new mom program aims to prevent unplanned pregnancies
NCT ID NCT05056545
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a program to offer family planning to new mothers right after childbirth can work on a large scale in Rwanda. Over 42,000 women and healthcare workers took part. The goal was to see if training nurses and community health workers to provide counseling and services like IUDs and implants could reduce unintended pregnancies and improve birth spacing.
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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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42,377 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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
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Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible PPFP promoters will be government facility providers working in ANC,L\&D, IV and/or postpartum services at one of the study facilities. * Eligible PPFP providers will be government facility providers working in L\&D, and/or family planning services at one of the study facilities. * Eligible Happy Client promotors will be postpartum women who received promotions and selected a PPFP method. * Eligible nurse/midwife and CHW promotors will be women working as nurses or CHWs at one of the intervention facilities. * All women eligible for PPFP services in this study will be at any stage of pregnancy or up to 14 weeks postpartum, and receiving antenatal care (ANC), L\&D, IV, or postpartum services at one of the intervention or pilot facilities Exclusion Criteria: * Prisoners
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Project San Francisco, Kigali
Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda
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