Recruitment
Baseline data were collected daily over a seven-week
period in March and April, 2009 by eight recruiters.
Recruiters included midwives and public health graduate
students who had been trained for the recruitment
process. Recruiters visited their assigned hospitals at the
same time every morning. At each hospital visit, the recruiter
reviewed the list of deliveries in the last 24 hours
and visited every woman who met the inclusion criteria
in her room. Written informed consent was obtained
from each woman before recruitment. After consenting
the woman and providing her with the intervention envelope,
a three-minute baseline interview was conducted
to gather information about woman’s health, the health
of her baby, pregnancy and delivery experience, as well
as socio-demographic factors.