Saving mothers and newborns in communities: strengthening community midwives to provide high quality essential newborn and maternal care in Baluchistan, Pakistan in a financially sustainable manner

Table 1 CMW selection criteria

Required criteria^*	Completed 18 month training, and passed National Examination Board
	Resident of catchment area
	Catchment population at least 3,000 (i.e. the CMW can reach communities/households in her catchment area within 1 hour travel distance, using transport available to the CMW)
	Willingness to complete the tasks of the CMW’s job description, including:
	o Work as skilled birth attendance
	o Participate in trainings
	o Repay loans
	Computerized National ID Card (CNIC) (Most CMWs should already have this, as it’s a requirement to register in CMW training course.)
	Local/domicile certificate
	Space available in home and willingness to utilize space for work station
	Only one CMW will be selected from a catchment area
	Mobile network coverage in home community
Preference will be given to	Married women
	Currently uses mobile phones
	Registered with Pakistan Nursing Council

*These criteria were developed in partnership with the government of Baluchistan to ensure that the project is most likely to succeed, while still serving the needs of vulnerable and marginalized communities.

ISSN: 1471-2393