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A standardized ‘postnatal health checks’ module was introduced during the fourth round of MICS (2009─2011). The MICS module will produce a number of standardized indicators (see below).
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Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) indicator |
Numerator |
Denominator |
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PN.1 |
Postpartum stay in health facility |
Number of women aged 15─49 years who stayed in the health facility for 12 hours or more after the delivery of their last live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey |
Total number of women aged 15─49 years with a live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey |
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PN.2 |
Postnatal health check for the newborn |
Number of last live births in the 2 years preceding the survey who received a postnatal health check from any provider within 2 days after birth |
Total number of last live births in the 2 years preceding the survey |
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PN.3 |
Postnatal health check for the mother |
Number of women aged 15─49 years who received a postnatal health check from any provider within 2 days after their last live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey |
Total number of women aged 15─49 years with a live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey |