Summary of evidence
A systematic review was commissioned to evaluate the effects of home-based neonatal
care provided by CHWs on neonatal mortality and/or perinatal mortality in resource-limited
settings (14). The review identified five CRCTs, all from South Asia (Bangladesh, India and
Pakistan), involving 101 655 participants (58–62). In addition, three non-randomized trials
were included for a post-hoc sensitivity analysis of the impact on neonatal mortality (63–65)