Postnatal care coverage for newborns (%)

Indicator Name % of newborns who had postnatal contact with a health-care provider within 2 days of birth during the project specified time period
Indicator ID in PRIME IN00041539

Definition

Definition

This indicator measures the percentage of newborns who had postnatal contact with a health-care provider within 2 days of birth over the project-specified time period.

Please note that different countries may measure postnatal contact after birth within a different number of days, such as 4 or 6 days post birth, if this is the norm.

There are two methods to measure this indicator:
(1) Service statistics (data from health facilities, HMIS/DHIS2)
(2) Population-based surveys

Note: This indicator includes both women who gave birth in the health facility and those who gave birth outside the health facility, and the health check can be either at a health facility or at home

Numerator

1) Number of newborns who received postnatal contact over the project-specified time period

2) Number of newborns who had postnatal contact with a health-care provider within 2 days of birth over the project-specified time period

Denominator

1) Number of live births in the health facility during the same project-specified period

2) Total number of last live births over the project specified time period

Recommended Means of Verification

There are two methods to measure this indicator:
(1) Looking at data from health facility service statistics, HMIS/DHIS2, program records, and child health registers.

To calculate the indicator's value, divide the number of newborns who received postnatal contact over the project-specified time period by the number of live births in the health facility during the same project-specified time period. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

(2) Collect the following data by conducting individual interviews with a representative sample of women aged 15-49 years who in the project specified time period delivered a live child: was a live child given birth to in the last [specified period of time], was their health checked at a facility, home or other place by a health-care provider, how long after delivery was the first check, who performed the check and for facility births, was a check performed by a provider after discharge (with similar questions on timing, location, who performed check)

(Note: sequence of questions about details of postnatal contact will differ depending on whether the delivery occurred in/outside a health facility)

To calculate the indicator's value, divide the number of newborns who had postnatal contact with a health-care provider within 2 days of birth over the project-specified time period by the total number of last live births during the same project-specified time period. Multiply the result by 100 to convert it to a percentage.

Indicator Attributes

Indicator Prioritisation Global Indicator
Level of Indicator Outcome
Indicator Context Type Quantitative
Theme Health & Nutrition
Sub Theme Maternal, Newborn & Reproductive Health
Common Approach Saving Newborn Lives
Context Development

Measurement Guidance 

Frequency of Data Collection Annually
Unit of Measure Individual
Data Format Percent
Direction of Desired Change Increasing
Number of Decimal Points Zero
Nature Cumulative
Recommended Disaggregations Gender

Tools

Other Survey Tool

DHS8_Womans_QRE_EN_14Feb2023_DHSQ8.xlsx (dhsprogram.com)

Form Questions

DHS Model Woman's Questionnaire, section 4 Pregnancy and postnatal care; no. 452 - 454; 460 - 463:

DHS Model Woman's Questionnaire, section 4 Pregnancy and postnatal care; no. 452 - 454; 460 - 463:
https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/DHSQ8/DHS8_Womans_QRE_EN_14Feb2023_DHSQ8.pd

MICS: PN & NC PNC for Babies and Mothers - WM 7.1.1:
https://mics.unicef.org/files?job=W1siZiIsIjIwMjMvMDcvMjAvMjAvNTEvMTkvMzg4L1BOX05DXzcuMS56aXAiXV0&sha=a59c80bf0d10f39d

Indicator Sheet: Postnatal Care Coverage - Newborns/Postnatal Care Newborns:
https://monitor.srhr.org/related-sheets/Monitor%20Indicator%20sheet%20Postnatal%20care%20coverage%20newborn.pdf

This guidance was prepared by Sheetal Rahi Lookhar ©
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