Database and Syntax for Analysis of the Paper: "Effects of introducing the WHO Labour Care Guide on Caesarean section: a pragmatic, stepped-wedge, cluster randomized trial in India"

The following files contains the information used to analyze the trial “Implementing the WHO Labour Care Guide to reduce the use of Caesarean section in four hospitals in India: a pragmatic, stepped wedge, cluster randomized pilot trial” in which it was hypothesized that the intervention would promote correct LCG use by these providers, changing their labour monitoring and management practices to align with WHO’s intrapartum recommendations. In turn, this could reduce overuse of Caesarean section, improve maternal and newborn outcomes, and enhance women’s care experiences.  

Two datafiles with extension “csv” are uploaded. The databased named “LCG Trial Women Database (transition period included).csv” is the database which contains the data of the recruited women in the trial. There is one row per women. The databased named “LCG Trial Neonates Database (transition period included).csv” is the database which contains the data of the neonates born from the recruited women. There is one row per neonate.

The excel file “Data Dictionary LCG to Share.xlsx” is the data dictionary of the two databases. In the sheet named “Maternal Variables” a list and description of the variables included in the maternal database is included and, in the sheet, named “Neonatal Variables” a list and description of the variables included in the neonatal database is included.

Three files of “R” extension and one “rmd” are included. The file named “RunningModelsFunctions.R” is the one use to run the models that are included in the analyses, the file named “2. Final Analysis LCG Trial.R” is the one in which the tables are prepared, and the file named “3. LCG Results Output Final.rmd” is used to export the tables with results. The R file named “funciones.tablas.R” is used in the analyses.