How to catalyse scale-up of maternal and newborn innovations in Uttar Pradesh, India

Study aim: To understand what enables or inhibits scale-up of maternal and newborn health innovations. Methods: Fifty in-depth, key-informant interviews conducted in 2012 with staff from federal and state government, development agencies, programme implementers, professional medical associations, and other civil society organisations, as well as academics, researchers, and experts. Scope: In this summary, we synthesise interviewees’ views on the most important ways externally funded maternal and newborn health programmes can catalyse scale-up of their innovations, and the major challenges to achieving scale-up. Target audience: Government, development agencies and implementers in the field of maternal and newborn health.