SABAR

A baby dies before, during, or soon after birth every 16 seconds, leaving a tremendous impact on the parents. Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia account for the majority of these deaths, although little research has been done in these regions. In order to address this avoidable tragedy, the new NIHR Unit will bring together top maternal and newborn health professionals to produce internationally renowned research and solutions. In low- and middle-income nations, the Unit will concentrate on lowering avoidable deaths and improving supports for impacted families. To achieve this, it will pool resources and experience to create and execute better, more considerate maternity and newborn care plans.

NIHR Global Health Unit includes 9 workstreams, with a diverse range of studies conducted in 8 countries

Workstreams and Leads

To adapt and finalize a co-produced intervention to improve immediate care in facilities and postnatal support after stillbirth or early neonatal death for women and families in India and Pakistan and assess the feasibility of a full-scale evaluation to assess effectiveness.

Pakistan is involved in:

  1. Work Stream 5 Parental Involvement
    (India, Pakistan, Tanzania)
  2. Work Stream 6 Bereavement care
    (Kenya, Uganda, India, Pakistan)
  3. Work Stream 9 Core Outcome sets

Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI)

CEI group role in care of sick neonates, stillbirths and neonatal deaths

Community engagement and involvement groups have been developed as part of the SABAR project. In order to adapt the study to the needs of the community, a CEI Group is formed for each research project. Prior to introducing the research components to the participants, we are speaking with the CEI groups, which are made up of people who have personally dealt with the care of sick newborns, stillbirths, and infant deaths. Furthermore, these groups actively contribute to the program’s development for grief care and the care of ill newborns.

CEI Activities

CEI WS 5

(Parental involvement in the care of sick neonates)

CEI WS 6

(Bereavement care program after stillbirth & neonatal deaths)