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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Review

Supply kits for antenatal and childbirth care: a systematic review

Authors: Alicia Aleman, Giselle Tomasso, María Luisa Cafferata, Mercedes Colomar, Ana Pilar Betran

Published in: Reproductive Health | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Introduction

It is critical to increase the uptake of interventions proven to be effective to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes. Supply kits have been suggested to be a feasible strategy designed to ensure timely availability and effective follow-up of care.

Objective

We conducted a systematic review to summarize the evidence on the uptake, effectiveness and safety of supply kits for maternal care.

Search strategy

MEDLINE, the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group’s Trials Register, Campbell Collaboration, Lilacs, Embase and unpublished studies were searched.

Selection criteria

Studies that reported the efficacy, safety and use of supply kits for maternal healthcare were eligible. Participants were pregnant women or in childbirth. Supply kits were defined as a collection of medicines, supplies or instruments packaged together with the aim of conducting a healthcare task.

Data collection and analysis

Two reviewers independently performed the screening, data extraction, and methodological and quality assessment.

Main results

24 studies were included: 4 of them were systematic reviews and 20 primary studies. Eighteen studies evaluated a so-called “clean delivery kit”. In all but two studies, the kits were used by more than half of the participants. A meta-analysis was deemed inappropriate due to the heterogeneity in study design, in the components of the interventions implemented, in the content of the kits, and in outcomes. Nine studies assessed neonatal outcomes and found statistically significant reductions in cord infection, sepsis and tetanus-related mortality in the intervention group. Three studies showed evidence of reduced neonatal mortality (OR 0.52, 0.60 and 0.71) with statistically significant confidence intervals in all cases. Four studies reported odd ratios for maternal mortality, but only one showed evidence of a statistically significant decrease in this outcome but it was ascribed to hand washing prior to childbirth and not with the use of kits.

Conclusion

This review suggests potential benefits in the use of supply kits to improve maternal and neonatal health. However, the observational nature of the studies, the heterogeneity and the use of kits incorporated within complex interventions limit the interpretation of the findings.
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Metadata
Title
Supply kits for antenatal and childbirth care: a systematic review
Authors
Alicia Aleman
Giselle Tomasso
María Luisa Cafferata
Mercedes Colomar
Ana Pilar Betran
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Reproductive Health / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1742-4755
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-017-0436-9

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