Activities | Â |
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Intervention (73 clusters) | Control (73 clusters) |
Hospitals for caesarean sections and clinics for emergency care are buttressed | Hospitals for caesarean sections and clinics for emergency care are buttressed: materials from the programme are available to controls if needed for emergencies and staff trained in IMCI as needed. |
Health clubs organized and participants receive: | Â |
   2 years of training in health issues. |  |
Training and mentoring for several village health workers, who are members of the health clubs, in issues related to maternal and child health. | Â |
Maternal and child health outreach programme operated by 6–8 trained mentor nurses. |  |
Free institutional deliveries for high risk mothers and delivery kits to all pregnant mothers. | Â |
   Medicines package for children. |  |
Quarterly monitoring surveys | Quarterly monitoring surveys |