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Table 1 Core and additional indicators to track impact, coverage for ENAP

From: Neonatal indicator data in Tanzania District Health Information System: evaluation of availability and quality of selected newborn indicators, 2015-2022

Current Status

Level

Core Indicators

Additional indicators

Definitions clear but quantity & consistency of data are lacking

IMPACT

1. Maternal mortality ratio

 

2. Stillbirth rate

Intrapartum stillbirth rate

3. Neonatal mortality rate

Low birth weight rate 

 

Preterm birth rate

Small for gestational age 

Neonatal morbidity rates

Disability after neonatal conditions

Contact point definitions are clear, but data on the content of care is lacking

COVERAGECare for all mothers and newborns

4. Skilled attendant at birth

5. Early postnatal care for mothers & babies

6. Essential newborn care (early breastfeeding)

Antenatal care

Exclusive breastfeeding to six months

Gaps in definitions requiring validation and feasibility testing for HMIS use

COVERAGE

Complications and extra care

7. Neonatal resuscitation 

8. Kangaroo mother care

Caesarean section rate 

9. Treatment of serious neonatal infections

10. Antenatal corticosteroid use

Chlorhexidine cord cleansing

INPUT 

Service Readiness for Quality of Care

Emergency obstetric care

Care of small and sick newborns

Quality of care with measurable norms and standards

  1. Bold: Indicators that are not routinely tracked globally
  2. Adapted from Every Newborn Action Plan. WHO, 2014. www.everynewborn.org and Mason et al. Lancet 2014