Table 1. Study methods for measurement of newborn outcomes (birth weight, gestational age at birth. and mortality follow-up).

Outcome Measure	Study Methods
Birth weight
Kenya: Asembo Bay	Digital scale measuring to nearest 10 g
Tanzania: Mwanza	Hospital digital scale, or project digital scale for home births, both measuring to nearest 10 g
Uganda: Kabale	Digital scale measuring to the nearest 10 g
Tanzania: Korogwe	Digital strain gauge scale to nearest 10 g or a spring scale to nearest 50 g
Gestational age at birth
Kenya: Asembo Bay	Neonatal assessment (Ballard [14]) at birth
Tanzania: Mwanza	Antenatal trans-abdominal ultrasound, and neonatal assessment (Dubowitz [13]) at birth)
Uganda: Kabale	Neonatal assessment (Ballard [[14])
Tanzania: Korogwe	Antenatal trans-abdominal ultrasound
Mortality follow-up
Kenya: Asembo Bay	Active community follow-up to at least 1 y of life (home visits at 0, 7, 14, 28 d of life, and every 2 wk thereafter)
Tanzania: Mwanza	Active community surveillance to 28 d of life by project staff
Uganda: Kabale	Active community follow-up to 28 d of life (home visits at 0, 7, 14, 21, 28 d of life)
Tanzania: Korogwe	Active community follow-up and surveillance of clinic attendance to at least 30 d of life by project staff