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Perinatal Mortality Reduced: 19 vs. 36 per 1,000

Strategy researched Automated SMS and a mobile phone voucher enabling 2-way communication between wired mothers and healthcare providers in a resource-limited setting Country of study Zanzibar Research methodology Cluster RCT Journal Journal paper title and link Excerpt from Abstract "The rate was lower in the intervention clusters, 19 per 1000 births, than in the control clusters, 36 per 1000 births. The intervention was associated with a significant reduction in perinatal mortality with an odds ratio (OR) of 0.50 (95% CI 0.27-0.93)....Mobile phone applications may contribute to improved health of the newborn and should be considered by policy makers in resource-limited settings." |
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