2.1. Design and Settings
This parallel-arm design randomized, nonblinded controlled trial was carried out in the antenatal ward and labour room of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Women and Children Block of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) from September 2018 till June 2020 after obtaining approval from the institute ethics committee (JIP/IEC/2018/0145) (available at 