Table 1 Primary and secondary outcomes of the trial and sources of these data for different outcomes

Primary outcomes

Source of data

• Proportion of all eligible ANC visits made after recruitment

• Delivery at a health facility

• The proportion of health appointments honoured for PNC at week 2 to 6 after delivery, and months 4–12 after delivery

• Proportion of referrals for ANC, PNC and child immunization attended

Proportions of immunization appointments attended by children

• Abstracted health records from the health facility

• Electronic system used to enrol participants into the study

• Telephone surveys will collect visits made outside the study area by all “high risk” women and 50% of other women

Secondary outcomes

Source of data

• Proportion of women retained in the continuum of MNCH from pregnancy to 12 months post-delivery

• Clinic records

• Electronic card system

• Telephone survey 3 at 6 months after delivery

• Likelihood of a live birth and child survival 48 h after birth

• Clinic records

• Telephone survey 2 at 2 weeks after EDD, if not delivered at the facility

• Likelihood of a maternal death during delivery and 48 h postpartum

• Clinic records

• Telephone survey 2, 2 weeks after EDD, if not delivered at the facility

• Self-rated health of mothers, 6 months and 12 months after delivery

• Telephone surveys 1, 3 and 4 at 6 months and 12 months after delivery

• Mother’s perception of infant’s health, 6 months and 12 months after delivery

• Telephone surveys 2, 3 and 4 at 6 months and 12 months after delivery

• Proportion of mothers exclusively breastfeeding to 6 months of age

• Telephone surveys 2 and 3 and 4 at 6 months and 12 months after delivery

• Proportion of women using family planning and contraceptive use after delivery

• Telephone surveys #3 and #4 at 6 months and 12 months after delivery

• Screening and control of infections for mothers and fetus/baby during pregnancy and postnatal periods

• Clinic records (ANC, HF deliveries and PNC clinic records)

• Manual collection of health records

• Cost of delivery and cost effectiveness of the intervention

• Project accounts

• Key informant interviews

• Facility costing tool

• Benefit incidence and equity impact of the intervention

• Clinic records

• Electronic system

• Telephone surveys 1, 2, 3, 4

Key confounders/covariates

Source of data

• Expected date of delivery

• Education

• Asset ownership

• Age

• Distance to facility

• Level of health facility

• Marital status

• Number of children

• Planned pregnancy

• Quality of care (e.g. waiting time)

• Migration away from study area

• Enrolment survey at health facility

• Clinic records

• Telephone survey 1, 3, 4

Key process indicators

Source of data

• Satisfaction with care received

• Telephone surveys 1, 2 and 3 at 2 weeks, 6 months and 12 months after delivery, focus group discussions with a sub-sample of participating women in the intervention area

• Health worker motivation

• Key informant interviews with health service providers

• Receipt of the Afya and/or any other transfers

• Telephone surveys 3 and 4 at 6 months and 12 months after delivery