(PO 40031891) PROTOCOL FOR PEER REVIEW

Main title What kinds of policy and programme interventions contribute to reductions in maternal mortality? Sub title The effectiveness of primary level referral systems for emergency maternity care in developing countries. Review group The review team comprises three co-investigators and a research assistant: • Julia Hussein (JH) is the principal investigator and a public health obstetrician. At the University of Aberdeen, she conducts evaluation research on maternal mortality reduction strategies in developing countries as part of the global research initiative for maternal mortality reduction called Immpact. • Stephen Munjanja (SM) is a consultant obstetrician at Harare Hospital in Zimbabwe. He has an international profile as a researcher with interests in maternal and neonatal mortality measurement, randomised trials, population based studies and assessment of obstetric care services. • Margaret Astin (MA) is an experienced systematic reviewer who has been particularly involved in reviews of complex public health interventions, health care systems, radiotherapy for cancer and diagnostic imaging test performance. She has conducted Cochrane reviews, has held positions as an information scientist and produces guidelines and reviews for UK National Health Service