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. 2017 Jun 29;7(1):010908. doi: 10.7189/jogh.07.010908

Table 1.

Effective interventions for maternal, newborn and child health that can be provided by community health workers in the community or at a health post [2123]

Point in continuum of care
Pregnancy
Delivery (normal)
Postpartum (woman)
Postpartum (newborn)
Child
Preparation for safe birth and newborn care; emergency planning
Management of labor and delivery and referral of complications
Promotion of breastfeeding
Neonatal resuscitation
Promote breastfeeding and complementary feeding
Micronutrient supplementation*


Breastfeeding
Provide vitamin A, zinc, and food supplementation
Nutrition education


Thermal care for preterm newborns
Immunizations
Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy)


Promote care–seeking
Co–trimoxazole for HIV–positive children
Food supplementation


Assess for danger signs and refer
Education on safe disposal of children’s stools and handwashing
Promotion of HIV testing


Oral antibiotics for pneumonia
Distribute and promote use of ITNs† or IRS‡, or both




Assess for danger signs and refer




Detect and refer children with severe acute malnutrition
Detect and treat serious infections without danger signs (iCCM§), refer if danger signs present

*Because of some evidence of risk and gaps in the evidence, the WHO does not at this time recommend multiple micronutrient supplementation for pregnant women to improve maternal and perinatal outcomes [24].

†Insecticide–treated bednet.

‡Indoor residual spraying.

§Integrated community case management (the components include treatments for diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria).