Table 1.

Search Strategy

Database	Community Mobilisation Terms	AND sub-Saharan Africa Terms	AND Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Terms	AND Empowerment Terms
PubMed	“Community mobilization” OR “community mobilisation” OR “social accountability approach” OR “participatory action cycle”	“Africa South of the Sahara”[Mesh] OR “Sub-Saharan”[tiab] OR Subsaharan[tiab]	“Pregnant Women”[Mesh] OR “Pregnancy”[Mesh] OR “Midwifery”[Mesh] OR “Nurse Midwives”[Mesh] OR “Maternal Health”[Mesh] OR “Maternal Health Services”[Mesh] OR “Reproductive Health”[Mesh] OR “Reproductive Health Services”[Mesh] OR “Maternal Welfare”[Mesh] OR Perinatal[tiab] OR Postnatal[tiab] OR Preconception[tiab] OR Prenatal[tiab] OR maternal[tiab] OR “sexual health”[tiab] OR midwife[tiab] OR midwifery[tiab] OR “traditional birth attendants” OR pregnancy[tiab] OR pregnant[tiab] OR reproductive [tiab] OR “family planning”[tiab] OR birth[tiab] OR puerperium [tiab]	“empowerment” OR “agency” OR “options” OR “choice” OR “control” OR “power” OR “female autonomy” OR “domestic economic power” OR “gender equity” OR “gender equality” OR “gender stratification” OR “gender discrimination”
GlobalHealth	“Community mobilization” OR “community mobilisation” OR “social accountability approach” OR “participatory action cycle”	DE “Africa South of Sahara” OR DE “Central Africa” OR DE “East Africa” OR DE “Sahel” OR DE “Southern Africa” OR DE “West Africa” OR TI (“Sub-Saharan” OR Subsaharan OR Cameroon OR “Central African Republic” OR Chad OR Congo OR “Democratic Republic of the Congo” OR “Equatorial Guinea” OR Gabon OR Burundi OR Djibouti OR Eritrea OR Ethiopia OR Kenya OR Rwanda OR Somalia OR Sudan OR Tanzania OR Uganda OR Angola OR Botswana OR Lesotho OR Malawi OR Mozambique OR Namibia OR “South Africa” OR Swaziland OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe OR Benin OR “Burkina Faso” OR Cape Verde OR “Cote d’Ivoire” OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Liberia OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Senegal OR “Sierra Leone” OR Togo ) OR AB (“Sub-Saharan” OR Subsaharan OR Cameroon OR “Central African Republic” OR Chad OR Congo OR “Democratic Republic of the Congo” OR “Equatorial Guinea” OR Gabon OR Burundi OR Djibouti OR Eritrea OR Ethiopia OR Kenya OR Rwanda OR Somalia OR Sudan OR Tanzania OR Uganda OR Angola OR Botswana OR Lesotho OR Malawi OR Mozambique OR Namibia OR “South Africa” OR Swaziland OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe OR Benin OR “Burkina Faso” OR “Cape Verde” OR “Cote d’Ivoire” OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guinea OR “Guinea-Bissau” OR Liberia OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Senegal OR “Sierra Leone” OR Togo)	DE “Pregnant Women” OR “maternal health” OR “reproductive health services” OR TI( “ “pregnancy” OR DE “sexual reproduction” OR DE “birth” OR DE “eclampsia” OR DE “maternal nutrition” OR DE “maternal recognition” OR DE “pregnancy complications” OR DE “pregnant adolescents” DE “midwives” OR DE “parturition” DE “maternal mortality” OR DE “maternity” OR DE “maternity services” DE “perinatal mortality” (DE “perinatal mortality” OR DE “postnatal development” OR DE “postpartum interval” OR DE “postpartum period” OR DE “puerperium” DE “prenatal development” OR DE “prenatal education” OR DE “prenatal period” OR DE “prenatal screening” OR DE “prepartum period” OR DE “sexual behaviour” OR DE “sexually transmitted diseases” OR DE “sexual contacts” OR DE “sexual partners” OR DE “sexual roles” OR DE “gender relations” OR DE “role conflicts” OR DE “roles” OR DE “women” OR DE “contraceptives” OR DE “condoms” OR DE “contraception” OR AB “pregnancy” OR DE “sexual reproduction” OR DE “birth” OR DE “eclampsia” OR DE “maternal nutrition” OR DE “maternal recognition” OR DE “pregnancy complications” OR DE “pregnant adolescents” DE “midwives” OR DE “parturition” DE “maternal mortality” OR DE “maternity” OR DE “maternity services” DE “perinatal mortality” DE “perinatal mortality” OR DE “postnatal development” OR DE “postpartum interval” OR DE “postpartum period” OR DE “puerperium” DE “prenatal development” OR DE “prenatal education” OR DE “prenatal period” OR DE “prenatal screening” OR DE “prepartum period” OR DE “sexual behaviour” OR DE “sexually transmitted diseases”	“empowerment” OR “agency” OR “options” OR “choice” OR “control” OR “power” OR “female autonomy” OR “domestic economic power” OR “gender equity” OR “gender equality” OR “gender stratification” OR “gender discrimination”
Scopus	“Community mobilization” OR “community mobilisation” OR “social accountability approach” OR “participatory action cycle”	“sub saharan africa” OR “Angola” OR “Benin” OR “Botswana” OR “Burkina Faso” OR “Burundi” OR “Cameroon” OR “Cape Verde” OR “Central African Republic” OR “Chad” OR “Comoros” OR “Congo Brazzaville” OR “Côte d’Ivoire” OR “Djibouti” OR “Guinea” OR “Eritrea” OR “Ethiopia” OR “Gabon” OR “The Gambia” OR “Ghana” OR “Guinea” OR “Guinea-Bissau” OR “Kenya” OR “Lesotho” OR “Liberia” OR “Madagascar” OR “Malawi” OR “Mali” OR “Mauritania” OR “Mauritius” OR “Mozambique” OR “Namibia” OR “Niger” OR “Nigeria” OR “Rwanda” OR “Sao Tome and Principe” OR “Senegal” OR “Seychelles” OR “Sierra Leone” OR “Somalia” OR “South Africa” OR “Sudan” OR “Swaziland” OR “Tanzania” OR “Togo” OR “Uganda” OR “Western Sahara” OR “Zambia” OR “Zimbabwe”	“maternal health” OR “sexual health” OR “reproductive health” OR “maternal child health” OR “maternal mortality” OR “maternal morbidity” OR “ midwife” OR “newborn” OR “neonat*” OR “prenatal care” OR “antenatal care” OR “postnatal care” OR “abortion” OR “family planning” OR “contraceptive*” OR “pregnancy outcome”	“empowerment” OR “agency” OR “options” OR “choice” OR “control” OR “power” OR “female autonomy” OR “domestic economic power” OR “gender equity” OR “gender equality” OR “gender stratification” OR “gender discrimination”