This study uses cross-sectional data collected for the evaluation of the Maternal and Newborn Referrals Project of Project Fives Alive in Northern and Central districts of Ghana.
Notably, since the time these data were collected, the Maternal and Newborn Referrals Project of Project Fives Alive has tested strategies to engage husbands and mothers-in-law.
The cross-sectional data for this study come from baseline and midline surveys that were used during the evaluation of the Maternal and Newborn Referrals Project of Project Fives Alive in the Northern and Central Regions of Ghana.
The findings from this study are useful for the Maternal and Newborn Referrals Project of Project Fives Alive, and other similar maternal and child health programs, to inform future strategies to increase the use of institutional (or skilled) delivery.
Since the focus of this study is not significantly affected by the interventions implemented as part of the Maternal and Newborn Referrals Project and there were delays in project initiation until July , 2013 the baseline and midline data were merged to provide a larger cross-sectional sample.
The travails of the Newborn Health project aren't unique.
The aim of our work was to study seven cases of acquired vitamin B12 deficiency detected during our newborn screening project.
Data came from a mixed-methods baseline assessment for an evaluation of the Maternal and Newborn Referrals Project.
The overall sampling strategy was designed to meet the evaluation objectives for the Maternal and Newborn Referrals Project [ 18].
The Maternal and Newborn Referrals project is being implemented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), the National Catholic Health Service (NCHS) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
The overall sampling strategy was designed to meet the evaluation objectives for the Maternal and Newborn Referral Project.
