Assessment of facility readiness for implementing the WHO/UNICEF standards for improving quality of maternal and newborn care in health facilities – experiences from UNICEF’s implementation in three countries of South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa

Table 6 Selected maternal and newborn health conditions to be observed as part of the assessment of the EMEN facility quality of care

1. Management of complicated and uncomplicated labour,
2. Management of complicated delivery (two of the following cases APH, preterm labour [with or without PROM], obstructed/prolonged labour, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia & PPH – this cannot be known at the time of labour)
3. Immediate newborn care – routine and for a baby with foetal distress during labour,
4. Immediate postnatal care within 24 h (before discharge from the facility) and
5. Care of low birth weight (< 2000 g) or preterm baby
6. Routine care for mother and baby who remain in hospital because of infection or caesarean delivery.
7. Care of sick newborns

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