Cochrane Review Summary: Community-based intervention packages for reducing maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and improving neonatal outcomes

Abstract

Approximately half the studies were overall at low risk of bias, with almost all studies having minimal selection bias due to cluster randomisation. Many studies however were rated as having unclear risk of bias regarding attrition and blinding and varied in follow-up periods. Meta-Analysis was conducted where appropriate, although results were heterogeneous. Evidence is summarised according to outcomes. Average risk ratios (RR) are given with 95% confidence intervals (CI) for primary outcomes. The number of studies and participants are shown in parentheses.