Panel 1.
List of interventions reviewed.
| Pre pregnancy interventions |
| Family planning |
| Prevention and management of sexually transmitted infections including HIV |
| Folic acid fortification and/or supplementation |
| Pregnancy interventions |
| Antenatal care |
| Iron and folic acid supplementation during pregnancy |
| Tetanus immunization in pregnancy |
| Prophylactic antimalarial and insecticide treated bednets for preventing malaria in pregnancy |
| Interventions for smoking cessation during pregnancy |
| Screening and treatment of syphilis |
| Prevention and management of HIV and prevention of mother to child transmission in pregnancy |
| Calcium supplementation in pregnancy |
| Low-dose aspirin for the prevention of pre-eclampsia |
| Use of antihypertensive drugs for treating severe hypertension in pregnancy |
| Prevention and treatment of eclampsia |
| Reduce mal presentation at term using external cephalic version (> 36 weeks) |
| Induction of labour for management of premature rupture of membranes at term. |
| Antibiotics for management of preterm rupture of membranes |
| Childbirth interventions |
| Corticosteroids for preventing neonatal respiratory distress syndrome |
| Management of unintended pregnancy |
| Social support during childbirth |
| Prophylactic antibiotic for caesarean-section |
| Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: prophylactic uterotonic to prevent postpartum haemorrhage |
| Active management of third stage of labour to prevent postpartum haemorrhage |
| Induction of labour for prolonged pregnancy |
| C-section for absolute maternal indication (e.g. obstructed labour and central placenta previa) |
| Management of post-partum haemorrhage e.g. uterine massage |
| Uterotonics |
| Postpartum interventions |
| Advice and provision of family planning |
| Prevent, measure and treat maternal anaemia |
| Detection and management of postpartum sepsis |
| Screening and initiation or continuation of ARV therapy for HIV |
| Neonatal interventions |
| Promotion and provision of thermal care for all newborns to prevent hypothermia |
| Promotion and support for early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding (within the first hour) |
| Promotion and provision of hygienic cord and skin care |
| Neonatal resuscitation with bag and mask for babies who do not breath at birth |
| Newborn immunization |
| Presumptive antibiotic therapy for the newborns at risk of bacterial infection |
| Case management of neonatal sepsis, meningitis and pneumonia |
| Kangaroo mother care for low birth babies |
| Extra support for feeding the small and preterm baby |
| Prophylactic and therapeutic use of surfactant to prevent respiratory distress syndrome in pre-term babies |
| Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) to manage pre-term babies with respiratory distress syndrome |
| Management of newborns with jaundice |
| Infant and child health interventions |
| Promotion and support for exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months |
| Continued breastfeeding up to 2 years and beyond |
| Appropriate complementary feeding starting at 6 months |
| Provision and promotion of use of insecticide treated bed nets for children |
| Case management of childhood malaria |
| Comprehensive care of children infected or exposed to HIV infection |
| Promote and provide routine immunization plus H. Influenza, meningococcal, pneumococcal, and rotavirus vaccines |
| Vitamin A supplementation from 6 months of age in Vitamin A deficient populations |
| Management of severe acute malnutrition |
| Case management of childhood pneumonia |
| Vitamin A as part of treatment for measles-associated pneumonia for children above 6 months |
| Vitamin A as part of treatment for non-measles-associated pneumonia for children above 6 months |
| Case management of diarrhoea: Acute watery diarrhoea |
| Dysentery |
| Cross cutting intervention |
| Home visits across the continuum of care women's groups |