Abstract
Home-based records (HBRs) may improve the health of pregnant women, new mothers and
their children, and support health care systems. We assessed the effectiveness of HBRs on
maternal, newborn and child health reporting, care seeking and self-care practice, mortality,
morbidity and women’s empowerment in low-, middle- and high-income countries. We conducted
a systematic search in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, Health Systems Evidence,
CINAHL, HTA database, NHS EED, and DARE from 1950 to 2017. We also searched the
WHO, CDC, ECDC, JICA and UNAIDS. We included randomised controlled trials, prospective
controlled trials, and cost-effectiveness studies. We used the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool
to appraise studies. We extracted and analyzed data for outcomes including maternal, newborn
and child health, and women’s empowerment...