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## Abstract ## Introduction Globally, postnatal care (PNC) is fraught with challenges. Despite high PNC coverages in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region (GAR), maternal and newborn health outcomes are of great concern. In 2017, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality rates in GAR were 19 and 13 per 1000 live births respectively despite PNC coverages of 93% for at least one PNC and 87.5% for PNC within 48 hours post-delivery. Telephone follow-up has been used to improve health outcomes in some settings, however, its usefulness in improving maternal and infant health during the postnatal period is not well known in Ghana. We assessed effectiveness of telephone-based PNC on infant and maternal illness in selected hospitals in GAR. ## Methods An open-label, assessor-blinded, parallel-group, two-arm superiority randomized controlled trial with 1:1 allocation ratio was conducted from September 2020 to March 2021. Mother-baby pairs in intervention arm, in addition to usual PNC, received midwife-led telephone counselling within 48 hours post-discharge plus telephone access to midwife during postnatal period. In control arm, only usual PNC was provided. Descriptive and inferential data analyses were

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Author

Donne Kofi Ameme; Patricia Akweongo; Edwin Andrew Afari; Charles Lwanga Noora; Richard Anthony; Ernest Kenu

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)