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Evaluating a Large-Scale Community-Based Intervention to Improve Pregnancy and Newborn Health Among the Rural Poor in India
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objectives evaluated effectiveness sure start project implemented 7 districts uttar pradesh india improve maternal newborn health methods interventions implemented 2 randomly assigned levels intensity forty percent areas received intense intervention including communitylevel meetings expectant mothers baseline survey consisted 12 000 women completed pregnancy 2007 followup survey conducted women 2010 villages quantitative analyses provide account projects impact results observed significant health improvements intervention areas time intensive intervention areas found greater improvements careseeking healthy behaviors intensive intervention areas experience significantly greater decline neonatal mortality conclusions study demonstrates communitybased efforts especially mothers group meetings designed increase careseeking healthy behaviors effective implemented large scale