The effectiveness of introducing Group Prenatal Care (GPC) in selected health facilities in a district of Bangladesh: Study protocol Sultana, Marufa, Mahumud, RA, Ali, N, Ahmed, S, Islam, Z, Khan, JAM and Sarker, AR 2017, The effectiveness of introducing Group Prenatal Care (GPC) in selected health facilities in a district of Bangladesh: Study protocol, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, vol. 17, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1186/s12884-017-1227-6. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The effectiveness of introducing Group Prenatal Care (GPC) in selected health facilities in a district of Bangladesh: Study protocol Author(s) Sultana, Marufa Mahumud, RA Ali, N Ahmed, S Islam, Z Khan, JAM Sarker, AR Journal name BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth Volume number 17 Article ID 48 Start page 1 End page 7 Total pages 7 Publisher BMC Place of publication London, Eng. Publication date 2017-01-31 ISSN 1471-2393 Keyword(s) ANC Group prenatal care PNC Pregnant women Summary Background: Despite high rates of antenatal care and relatively good access to health facilities, maternal and neonatal mortality remain high in Bangladesh. There is an immediate need for implementation of evidence-based, cost-effective interventions to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. The aim of the study is to assess the effect of the intervention namely Group Prenatal Care (GPC) on utilization of standard number of antenatal care, post natal care including skilled birth attendance and institutional deliveries instead of usual care. Methods: The study is quasi-experimental in design. We aim to recruit 576 pregnant women (288 interventions and 288 comparisons) less than 20weeks of gestational age. The intervention will be delivered over around 6months. The outcome measure is the difference in maternal service coverage including ANC and PNC coverage, skilled birth attendance and institutional deliveries between the intervention and comparison group. Discussion: Findings from the research will contribute to improve maternal and newborn outcome in our existing health system. Findings of the research can be used for planning a new strategy and improving the health outcome for Bangladeshi women. Finally addressing the maternal health goal, this study is able to contribute to strengthening health system Language eng DOI 10.1186/s12884-017-1227-6 Field of Research 1110 Nursing 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine 1117 Public Health and Health Services HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30159225 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Health and Social Development Open Access Collection Institute for Health Transformation Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 23 Nov 2021, 14:51:52 EST Tue, 23 Nov 2021, 15:16:08 EST Fri, 26 Nov 2021, 15:16:33 EST Fri, 07 Jan 2022, 13:23:04 EST Fri, 07 Jan 2022, 14:06:04 EST Fri, 07 Jan 2022, 14:07:39 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 9 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 14 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 23 Nov 2021, 14:51:52 EST