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"Global evidence syntheses on women's groups have identified significant gaps in our understanding of how these interventions work." India's self-help groups (SHGs) are voluntary groups of 10-12 adult women who engage in joint savings, credit, and livelihoods activities.
"Participatory women's groups scaled up by the Indian public health system reduced neonatal mortality equitably in a largely rural state and were highly cost-effective, warranting scale-up in other high-mortality rural settings." The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends community mobilisation with women's groups practising participatory learn
"Women's groups practising participatory learning and action led to substantial reductions in neonatal and maternal mortalities in rural, low-resource settings." Maternal and neonatal mortality rates remain high in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
"ASHAs can successfully reduce neonatal mortality through participatory meetings with women's groups.
"Working with women's groups can improve women's and children's health in India if the health outcomes selected are relevant to group members, multiple social and behaviour change techniques are used beyond knowledge transfer and sufficient intervention intensity is achieved." India is home to over 6 million women's groups.