Involving male partners in maternity care in Burkina Faso: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine whether an intervention to involve the male partners of pregnant women in maternity care influenced care-seeking, healthy breastfeeding and contraceptive practices after childbirth in urban Burkina Faso.

Methods

In a non-blinded, multicentre, parallel-group, superiority trial, 1144 women were assigned by simple randomization to two study arms: 583 entered the intervention arm and 561 entered the control arm. All women were cohabiting with a male partner and had a low-risk pregnancy. Recruitment took place at 20 to 36 weeks' gestation at five primary health centres in Bobo-Dioulasso. The intervention comprised three educational sessions: (i) an interactive group session during pregnancy with male partners only, to discuss their role; (ii) a counselling

SUBMITTER: Daniele MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6022615 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature