Strengthening integration of gestational diabetes in India’s maternal healthcare, India

Objectives

The project will support ongoing efforts by the Govt. of India to strengthen the provision of antenatal (ANC) and Gestational Diabetes (GDM) care by deploying cost-effective technology and IT-based solutions to mainstream the knowledge and skills.

Approach

Leveraging Maternity Foundation’s existing presence and reach in India, and their digital learning tool for skilled birth attendants: the Safe Delivery App. This project will focus specifically on strengthening ANC and the integration of GDM care.

Activities will include the development of new clinical content on ANC and GDM, which will be added to the Safe Delivery App in English and Hindi.

Orientation trainings and more in-depth ToT trainings will be conducted for health care workers (HCW) and students in two aspirational districts of the Madhya Pradesh state. The GDM and ANC modules will be institutionalised into the curriculum for nurses.

To enhance the Safe Delivery App, and continue to ensure broad reach, this project will also seek to enhance the user experience by adding new functionalities. Lastly, the project will have a strong focus on assessing and documenting the impact of activities.

Expected results

Two new modules for ANC and GDM created
50 Master trainers in place
1000 in-service HCWs will have been reached
500 pre-service students will have been orientated on the Safe Delivery App and ANC and GDM modules
15% increase in knowledge of ANC and GDM amongst sample of trained HCWs
Two new features introduced in the Safe Delivery App (selective download of clinical packages and content integrations)