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Indicator name:
Postnatal care coverage for newborns (%)
Short name:
PNC newborns
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
4735
Topic:
Health service coverage
Rationale:
Many maternal and newborn deaths occur within a few hours after birth. Postnatal care contacts, especially within the first few days following birth, are a critical opportunity for improving maternal and newborn health and survival and for provision of information about birth spacing.
Definition:
Percentage of newborns (last live births) in the previous 2 years who received a health check within 2 days after delivery.
Disaggregation:
Location (urban/rural), Education level : Maternal education, Wealth : Wealth quintile
Method of measurement
Female survey respondents are asked about their most recent live birth, and when, if at all, their newborn's health was checked following delivery. This should include births at home and those in a health facility, but older surveys may only obtain this information for newborns born at home.
M&E Framework:
Output
Method of estimation:
Data are taken from UNICEF database (see link below), which compiled data from household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).  
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates:
population weighed average
Other possible data sources:
Facility reporting system
Preferred data sources:
Household surveys
Unit of Measure:
N/A
Unit Multiplier:
Not Applicable
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Annual
Expected frequency of data collection:
Every 3-5 years
Contact person email:
lcarvajal@unicef.org
Name:
Liliana Carvajal
Links:
Unicef data: newborn care
Measuring Coverage in MNCH: Indicators for Global Tracking of Newborn Care (Moran et al, PLOS Med, 2013)
For questions or more information, please contact mncahdata@who.int.