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Table 2 Low-Dose Session Content. Lists the clinical content presented in each low-dose session

From: Accelerating newborn survival in Ghana through a low-dose, high-frequency health worker training approach: a cluster randomized trial

Low-Dose Session 1:

 • Respectful maternity care

 • Infection prevention and control

 • Clinical decision-making

 • Evidence-based support of normal labor and birth, including use of the partograph and active management of the third stage of labor

 • Immediate newborn care

 • Newborn resuscitation

 • Data collection and use; reporting of data

Low-Dose Session 2:

 • Antenatal corticosteroids for anticipated preterm birth

 • Management of severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

 • Management of postpartum hemorrhage, including repair of lacerations

 • Prevention and treatment of maternal and newborn sepsis

 • Kangaroo mother care

 • Data collection and use; reporting of data