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. 2017 Mar 22;12(3):e0173068. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173068

Table 5. Details of short-term cash payment programmes included in the systematic review.

Programme Included studies, quality and sample size Maternal and newborn health entitlements Supply-side components Period of programme implementation Details of any changes to programme design Source of funding
CHIMACA programme, China Hemminki et al. (2013)—medium quality: 592 women during 2008–2009 [43] Payment of up to 20 renminbi (USD 3) for women who used ANC No 2007–2009 None identified European Commission
Janani Suraksha Yojana, India Amudhan et al. (2013)—medium quality: 7,796 women during 2006–2010 [32]; Carvalho et al. (2014)—medium quality: 23,924 women during 2007–2009 [33]; Joshi and Sivaram (2014)—medium quality: 425,708 women during 2002–2004 and 2007–2009 [34]; Lim et al. (2010)—medium quality: 182,869 women during 2002–2004 and 2007–2009 [35]; Mazumdar et al. (2012)—medium quality: 344,903 women during 2002–2004 and 2007–2009 [36]; Purohit et al. (2014)—low quality: 424 women during 2011 [37]; Randive et al. (2013)—medium quality: unknown sample size during 2005–2010 and 2010–2011 [38]; Santhya et al. (2011)—medium quality: 4,770 women during 2009 and 2010 [39]; Vora et al. (2012)—medium quality: 2,267 women during 2007–2009 [40] Up to 1,400 rupees (USD 32) in one payment, given after FB No, but part of the broader National Rural Health Mission which invested in healthcare infrastructure 2006-present None identified National government
Safe Delivery Incentive Programme, Nepal Powell-Jackson et al. (2009)—medium quality: 14,799 women during 2001–2007 [45]; Powell-Jackson and Hanson (2012)—medium quality: 5,901 women during 2008 [42] Up to 1,500 rupees (USD 23) in one payment (conditional on FB) Incentive payment to a health worker who attends a birth 2005-present Removed parity restrictions; expanded participating healthcare facilities to include private sector National government
Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), Nigeria Okoli et al. (2014)—medium quality: 20,133 women during 2013–2014 [44] Up to 5,000 naira (USD 30) in seven payments after receipt of maternity care services (conditional on 4 x ANC, SBA and PNC for mothers and newborns) Part of the SURE-P programme, which includes supply-side investment in intervention areas 2013-present None identified National government

Notes: ANC—antenatal care, FB—birth in a healthcare facility, SBA—birth with a skilled birth attendant, PNC—postnatal care