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. 2017 Dec 5;14(12):e1002467. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002467

Table 2. Antenatal, delivery, and postnatal practices included in this analysis.

Health behaviour Manandhar et al. 2004 [19] Tripathy et al. 2010 [10] Azad et al. 2010 [11] More et al. 2012 [17] Lewycka et al. 2013 [20] Fottrell et al. 2013 [12] Tripathy et al. 2016 [13]
Healthcare seeking (all pregnant women)
At least 4 antenatal care visits with a skilled provider or at a health facility Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Facility delivery (in the public or private sector) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Clean delivery practices (for home deliveries only)
Birth attendant washes hands with soap prior to delivery Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Birth attendant uses a safe delivery kit Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
Birth attendant cuts cord with new or sterile blade Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Thermal care (for home deliveries with live births)
Child is wrapped or put to skin within 10 minutes of delivery No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Child is not bathed in first 24 hours after delivery Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Breastfeeding (all live births)
Child is breastfed within 1 hour of delivery Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Exclusive breastfeeding for 6 weeks Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

‘Yes’ indicates information was collected for this outcome. ‘No’ indicates information was not collected for this outcome