Newborn Health
Newborn health research
Ongoing research projects
BRANCH (Breastfeeding counselling and management of growth faltering) trial
The WHO PROPS Trial (PRObiotics in Preterm and Small for gestational age infants)
How long should young infants less than 2 months of age with moderate-mortality-risk signs of possible serious bacterial infection be hospitalized for?
Optimal place of treatment for young infants aged less than 2 months presenting with any low mortality risk sign of possible serious bacterial infection
Implementation Research on Administration of ACS during Intrapartum Care
ACTION III: A multi-country, multi-centre, three-arm, parallel group
AMANHI-All Children Thrive Bio repository study
Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Research for Accelerating Scale-Up
Early intervention for optimal linear growth and development study
Completed projects (2017-2021)
Antenatal corticosteroids study (ACTION I and II trials)
- Project overview
- Published study
Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care (i-KMC)
- Project overview
- Published study
An innovative approach to jump start simplified management of sick young infants with PSBI where referral is not possible for potential scale-up
- Project overview
- Published study
Improving Quality of Care for Mothers and Newborns at District Hospitals and FRUs of Three Districts of Haryana
- Project overview
- Published study: Improving quality of care for pregnancy, perinatal and newborn care at district and sub-district public health facilities in three districts of Haryana, India: An Implementation study
A multi country cohort study to determine population based rates of maternal morbidity and its relationship with fetal and neonatal outcomes – AMANHI, Morbidity study.
- Project overview
- Published study
A multi country cohort study to determine population based rates of preterm birth and approaches to determine gestational age – AMANHI, Gestational age study.
- Project overview
- Published study
AMANHI Mortality study – A multi country cohort study to determine population based rates, timing and causes of maternal deaths, still births and neonatal deaths
Kangaroo mother care: using formative research to design an acceptable community intervention
- Project overview
- Published study
A community-based model of delivery of Kangaroo Mother Care for improving child survival and brain development in low birth weight newborns, Haryana, India.
- Project overview
- Published study: Kangaroo mother care: using formative research to design an acceptable community intervention
Improving the quality of childbirth and neonatal care in Primary Health Centres in two districts of Haryana, India
- Project overview
- Published study : Improving quality of care during childbirth in primary health centres: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial in India
- Published study : Improving quality of care for perinatal and newborn care at district and subdistrict hospitals in Haryana, India: Implementation research protocol
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