Table 1 Trial outcomes and indicators

Neonatal mortality rate

Number of Neonatal deaths per 1000 livebirths

Stillbirth rate

Number of Stillbirths per 1000 births

Early neonatal mortality rate

Number of early neonatal deaths (0-6 days) per 1000 livebirths

Late neonatal mortality rate

Number of late neonatal deaths (7-28 days) per 1000 livebirths

Maternal mortality ratio

Number of maternal deaths per 100 000 livebirths

Pregnancy-related mortality ratio

Number of pregnancy-related deaths per 100 000 livebirths

Perinatal mortality rate

Number of perinatal deaths per 1000 births

Care-seeking practices

4+ ANC visits

% of births for which mothers received 3+ ANC visits from a skilled provider (doctor, ANM, or other nurse)

Care-seeking for a problem in pregnancy

% of births for which mother had a problem in pregnancy and sought care from a qualified provider

Institutional delivery

% of births that took place at health facility (public or private)

Birth preparedness

% of births for which mothers who made a plan for the delivery

Skilled Birth Attendance

% of home births for which mothers delivered with a skilled birth attendant (doctor, ANM, or other nurse)

Care-seeking for delivery complications

% of births in which complications were identified for which mother sought skilled care

Maternal postnatal visit (qualified provider)

% of births for which mother received at least one postnatal check-up from skilled provider (doctor, ANM or other nurse)

Infant postnatal visits (qualified provider)

% of births for which child received at least one postnatal check-up from skilled provider (doctor, ANM, other nurse or ASHA)

Care-seeking for infant illness

% of births for which mothers sought care from qualified provider if infant had either fever, diarrhoea or cough in first 6 weeks

Home care practices

Clean delivery practices

For home births only:

% of births for which attendant washed their hands with soap

% of births for which attendant/mother had a sheet

% of births for which attendant had new or boiled blade

% of births for which attendant boiled thread

% of births for which attendant washed their hands

% of births for which attendant put nothing/antiseptic on cord

Immediate and exclusive breastfeeding

% of liveborn infants breastfed within first hour

% of liveborn infants exclusively breastfed for first six weeks

Thermal care

% of liveborn infants wrapped within first hour after birth

% of liveborn infants wiped within first hour after birth

% of liveborn infants not bathed in first 24 hours after birth

Skin-to-skin/kangaroo care

% of liveborn infants given kangaroo (skin to skin care) within the first hour after birth

Interaction with other interventions

Home visits & JSY

% mothers who received home visits on the 1^st day of life

% mothers who received home visits on 1^st, 3^rd and 7^th day of life

% mothers who had an institutional delivery assisted by the Janani Suraksha Yojana scheme