Incentives for Postnatal Care Demand

Incentives for Postnatal Care Demand

The purpose of this study is to identify the causal impact of performance-based monetary incentives in increasing postnatal care (PNC) referrals by traditional birth attendants (TBAs), via a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Inclusion Criteria:

• community-based providers of antenatal and/or delivery care, and who are non-formally trained
• must be resident within the community
• must not plan to relocate over the intervention duration
• identified in partnership with community leadership
• be willing to participate fully in the study, including having their clients contacted for verification

Exclusion Criteria:

• plan to relocate over the intervention duration
• refusal to provide informed consent for the entire study protocol including agreeing to have their delivery clients contacted for verification