Intervention | Control | Risk ratio (95% CI) | P value | |
Intention-to-treat, complete case population | ||||
Overall newborn mortality | ||||
Live births, n | 2557 | 2676 | ||
All newborn deaths, n | 65 | 82 | ||
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 25.4 | 30.6 | 0.83 (0.58 to 1.18) | 0.30* |
Age of newborn death (days), median (IQR) | 3 (2, 8) | 3 (1, 5) | ||
Newborn mortality by age of newborn death | ||||
Early newborn mortality | ||||
Live births, n | 2557 | 2676 | ||
Early newborn deaths (fewer than seven completed days), n | 47 | 66 | ||
Early neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 18.4 | 24.7 | 0.75 (0.50 to 1.10) | 0.14† |
Age of early newborn death (days), median (IQR) | 2 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 4) | ||
Late newborn mortality | ||||
Live births who survived the first week, n | 2510 | 2610 | ||
Late newborn deaths (after 7 but before 28 completed days), n | 18 | 16 | ||
Late neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 7.2 | 6.1 | 1.17 (0.54 to 2.56) | 0.69‡ |
Age of late newborn death (days), median (IQR) | 16 (9, 20) | 16 (14, 21) | ||
Newborn mortality by place of delivery | ||||
Home delivery | ||||
Live births, n | 1011 | 1033 | ||
Newborn deaths, n | 26 | 29 | ||
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 25.7 | 28.1 | 0.92 (0.55 to 1.52) | 0.74§ |
Age of newborn death (days), median (IQR) | 3 (2, 4) | 2 (1, 5) | ||
Facility delivery | ||||
Live births, n | 1546 | 1643 | ||
Newborn deaths, n | 39 | 53 | ||
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 25.2 | 32.3 | 0.78 (0.50 to 1.22) | 0.28¶ |
Age of newborn death (days), median (IQR) | 3 (1, 9) | 3 (1, 5) |
Intracluster correlation coefficients have been calculated as *0.05, †0.04, ‡0.22, §0.00, ¶0.65.