Table 1 Search terms

Concept 1 Newborns: newborn OR newborns OR neonate OR neonates OR neonatal OR perinatal OR peri-natal OR postnatal OR post-natal OR baby OR babies OR preterm OR premature OR low birth weight OR low-birthweight OR LBW

Concept 2 Newborn care practices: thermal regulation OR thermoregulation OR temperature OR thermal care OR bath* OR wash* OR wrap* OR warm* OR dry* OR wipe OR wiped OR wiping OR cover* OR clean* OR skin-to-skin OR skin to skin OR Kangaroo mother care OR cloth OR hypothermia OR vernix OR massage OR massag* OR application OR apply OR oil OR oils OR emollient OR emollients OR skin OR skincare OR skin-care OR topical OR Shea butter OR lotion OR powder OR paste OR umbilical OR cord OR umbilicus OR breastfeeding OR breast-feeding OR breastfe* OR breastmilk OR breast-milk OR breast milk OR prelacteal feeding OR pre-lacteal feeding OR prelactal feeding OR pre-lactal feeding OR colostrum OR colostrums OR feeding OR breath* OR asphyxia OR resuscit* OR danger-sign OR danger sign OR danger-signs OR danger signs OR care seeking OR care-seeking OR careseeking OR recognition

Concept 3 sub-Saharan Africa: Africa OR sub-Saharan Africa OR Angola OR Benin OR Botswana OR Burkina Faso OR Burundi OR Cameroon OR Cape Verde OR Central African Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Congo OR DRC OR Democratic Republic of the Congo OR Democratic Republic of Congo ORCote d’Ivoire OR Ivory Coast OR Djibouti OR Equatorial Guinea OR Eritrea OR Ethiopia OR Gabon OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Guinea Bissau OR Kenya OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Mauritius OR Mayotte OR Mozambique OR Namibia OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Reunion OR Rwanda OR Sao Tome and Principe OR Senegal OR Seychelles OR Sierra Leone OR Somalia OR South Africa OR Sudan OR Swaziland OR Tanzania OR Togo OR Uganda OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe