This dataset comprises 41 anonymised qualitative transcripts from an acceptability study of the Community-Based Maternal and Newborn Care (CBMNC) programme delivered through the Boma Health Initiative in Aweil East County, with senior-stakeholder interviews conducted in Juba. It covers focus group discussions, in-depth interviews and key informant interviews on the acceptability of community-level maternal and newborn services and commodities. This study was conducted within Workstream 3 of the EQUAL Research Consortium, funded by UK Aid. Preprint to relevant manuscript is available here: medRxiv DOI 10.64898/2026.05.14.26353170.