| Designing feasible interventions for healthy pregnancies in low-resource settings. | |
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PMID: 22099440 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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In low-resource settings there is a need for effective interventions targeting women before and during pregnancy to improve their health outcomes and provide the best start to life for their infants. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview for designing, implementing, and evaluating such interventions. Drawing upon published literature and case studies, several key steps in the process of intervention design, implementation, and evaluation are identified. Pregnancy intervention studies in low-resource settings are challenging. Essential intervention process steps include: (1) selecting the optimal setting to pilot the intervention; (2) forming strong stakeholder collaborations; (3) identifying, understanding, and prioritizing community health problems; (4) facilitating the demand for intervention research and evidence utilization; (5) effectively implementing and evaluating the prototype intervention to provide evidence of effectiveness; and (6) planning with stakeholders for sustainability. Fundamental to any intervention for healthy pregnancies is the understanding that the process does not end with an evaluation study, but rather the end goal is to ensure successful interventions are sustainable, scalable, and integrated into health services. |
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Shane A Norris |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Volume: 115 Suppl 1 ISSN: 1879-3479 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0210174 Medline TA: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Country: Ireland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S37-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.. All rights reserved. |
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MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. |
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