Limiting Adverse Birth Outcomes in Resource-Limited Settings

This is a prospective multi-country cohort study of up to 15,000 women admitted to the hospital for delivery or for management of respiratory infection. Women will be recruited and screened for study participation at the time of presentation to the hospital. Participants will be assessed through hospitalization, labor, delivery, and discharge and at 1- and 6-week postpartum contacts. Liveborn infants will be enrolled at birth and followed through 42 days of life. The pilot phase of this protocol will enroll up to 500 women in labor and their newborns and follow them through labor, delivery, and 42 days postpartum.