Postnatal Care Intervention Survey Questions, Postnatal Care Interventions, and Question Wording From the DHS-7 Core Questionnaire17
| Intervention | Question | |
|---|---|---|
| A | Postnatal check | For facility births, women are asked about a newborn postnatal check while they were still in the facility. Later, they are asked separately about a newborn postnatal check after they left the facility. A postnatal check is counted if they report a check in the facility or after. |
| 438. Now I would like to talk to you about checks on (NAME)'s health after delivery—for example, someone examining (NAME), checking the cord, or seeing if (NAME) is OK. Did anyone check on (NAME)'s health while you were still in the facility? | ||
| 445. I would like to talk to you about checks on (NAME)'s health after you left (FACILITY IN 430). Did any health care provider or a traditional birth attendant check on (NAME)'s health in the two months after you left (FACILITY IN 430)? | ||
| For non-facility births, women are asked about a newborn postnatal check more generally. | ||
| 453. I would like to talk to you about checks on (NAME)'s health after delivery—for example, someone examining (NAME), checking the cord, or seeing if (NAME) is OK. In the two months after (NAME) was born, did any health care provider or a traditional birth attendant check on (NAME)'s health? | ||
| B1 | Umbilical cord check | 457 a) During the first two days after (NAME)'s birth, did any health care provider do the following: Examine the cord? |
| B2 | Temperature measurement | 457 b) During the first two days after (NAME)'s birth, did any health care provider do the following: Measure (NAME)'s temperature? |
| B3 | Danger sign counseling | 457 c) During the first two days after (NAME)'s birth, did any health care provider do the following: Counsel you on danger signs for newborns? |
| B4 | Breastfeeding counseling | 457 d) During the first two days after (NAME)'s birth, did any health care provider do the following: Counsel you on breastfeeding? |
| B5 | Breastfeeding observation | 457 e) During the first two days after (NAME)'s birth, did any health care provider do the following: Observe (NAME) breastfeeding? |
Abbreviation: DHS, Demographic and Health Survey.