#MaternityMonday: Light exercise, such as walking and stretching, are important throughout your pregnancy to stay healthy. #PregnAnZI #engagement #Gambia #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

Another big thanks to our @mrcunitgambia Transport dept. When the project drivers are unavailable, Edrissa Jallow provides back-up support to ensure that the project continues to run smoothly. Hats off to the @mrcunitgambia Transport team for their tireless efforts! 👍

#MaternityMonday: If your feet become swollen, elevate them and go to the health facility for treatment. Swollen feet may be a sign of pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. #PregnAnZI #engagement #Gambia #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

#MaternityMonday: As soon as you find out you are pregnant, go to the health facility for info and check-ups. Remember to return each month for a health visit during your pregnancy. #PregnAnZI #engagement #Gambia #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

#FridayFacts: In #BurkinaFaso, health facilities are spread across many kilometres in the Yako and Nanoro regions. The study team travels across these regions to follow-up with each mother and baby. #PregnAnZI #neonatalheatlh #maternalhealth #globalhealth

Our drivers ensure that clinicians are where they need to be, when they need to be there. 🚙 Mr. Yaya Keita has worked with the first #PregnAnZI 1 and now works with the on-going #PregnAnZI 2. His tireless efforts help the project run smoothly 24/7 at the #Gambia site! 👍👍👍

#MaternityMonday: Eating a healthy and balanced diet is an important aspect of a healthy pregnancy. #PregnAnZI #engagement #Gambia #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

#FridayFacts: To ensure accurate data collection, our nurses follow up each mother/child pair enrolled in the study at 28 days after delivery. Our nurses travel across #Gambia to check each mother and child! #PregnAnZI #neonatalheatlh #maternalhealth #globalhealth

#PregnAnZI follow-up nurses like Ansumana Ceesay use motorbikes to travel far and wide across #Gambia to visit participants at their homes to check both mother and baby on Day 28 after delivery. 🙌 🙌

#MaternityMonday: Remember to take iron tablets as well as IPTp provided at antenatal care throughout your pregnancy. #PregnAnZI #engagement #Gambia #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

#FridayFacts: In #BurkinaFaso, the neonatal mortality rate (@UNICEF) is 24.7 deaths for every 1000 births. To meet SDG of 12 deaths per 1000 births, interventions to reduce the # of newborn deaths are urgently needed. #PregnAnZI #neonatalheatlh #maternalhealth #globalhealth

Research Clinician Dr. Madikoi Danso and Nurse Coordinator Sulayman Bah check in after discharge reviews of participants in Serekunda Health Centre. Great communication is key to the smooth functioning of #PregnAnZI and the progress of the trial! 👍👍

#MaternityMonday: Drinking plenty of fluids is important for a health pregnancy. Water and natural juices are a great way to stay hydrated throughout your pregnancy. #PregnAnZI #engagement #Gambia #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

#Informedconsent is a critical aspect of conducting clinical trials; participants have the right to understand the trial and choose to participate or not. Our fieldworkers use 5+ languages each day to explain trial procedures so that each participant is informed about #PregnAnZI

Happy New Year!! It's 2020! Wishing our team and our #PregnAnZI community a very happy upcoming year! 🎉🎊

#MaternityMonday: Handwashing with soap is an important aspect of disease prevention and a critical element of a healthy pregnancy. #PregnAnZI #engagement #Gambia #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

#FridayFacts: Approximately 98% of neonatal deaths occur in low and middle income settings. Urgent and contextually relevant interventions are needed to reduce this number in these settings, where the poorest households bear the highest burden. #PregnAnZI #neonatalhealth

#MaternityMonday: As soon as you feel you are in labour, go to the health facility to ensure your delivery happens with support from healthcare professionals. #PregnAnZI #engagement #maternalhealth @DhpeMohswGambia @MARCH_LSHTM @AllyLush

#FridayFacts: In #Gambia, the neonatal mortality rate (@UNICEF ) is 26.3 deaths for every 1000 births. To meet SDG of 12 deaths per 1000 births, interventions to reduce the number of newborn deaths are urgently needed. #PregnAnZI #neonatalheatlh #maternalhealth #globalhealth

Randomisation nurse Amie Jaiteh checks the Investigational Product before bringing it to the labour ward during randomisation. Our #PregnAnZI nurses work 24/7 to ensure that participants are safe and randomisation is ongoing throughout days, nights, and weekends! 👏👏