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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Oct 6;(10):CD000934. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000934.pub2
Methods Cluster-randomised trial with clinic as the unit of randomisation
Participants 15,994 low-risk women at 7 clinics.
Interventions Reduced visits: 6 visits, all goal oriented which directed the provider towards a certain purpose.
Standard ANC: 14 visits , but before the trial standard care was 7
Outcomes Women: maternal death, maternal morbidity, emergency caesarean section, referral patterns during antenatal period and during labour, obstetric intervention.
Babies: perinatal death, preterm birth (< 37 weeks), low birthweight (< 2500 g), small-for-gestational age (SGA)
Notes Number of visits achieved: reduced visits group 4, and standard ANC 6
Risk of bias
Item Authors’ judgement Description
Adequate sequence generation? Unclear Not described.
Allocation concealment? Yes Concealment of allocation: sequentially numbered envelopes containing either of the programme types
Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes
Yes Loss to follow up: 462/15,994 (2.9%) of participants.