Indicators for Government-Deployed ICM Standard Midwife Service Delivery Data Gathered by National DHIS2
| Indicators | Definition/Operational Definition |
|---|---|
| ANC by midwives | |
| ANC 1 | 1st visit: at 4 months/16 weeks. |
| ANC 2 | 2nd visit: at 6–7 months/24–28 weeks. |
| ANC 3 | 3rd visit: at 8 months/32 weeks. |
| ANC 4 | 4th visit: at 9 months/36 weeks. |
| Maternity care by midwives | |
| Births by midwives | Normal delivery is a physiologic process during which the fetus, membranes, umbilical cord, and placenta are expelled from the uterus. |
| Adolescent delivery (aged 15–19 years) | Clients who have normal delivery at the age of 15 to 19 years. |
| PPH coming from community | PPH cases coming from the community and managed and not referred. |
| PPH coming from community initial management and refer | Number of PPH cases coming from the community referred after initial stabilization. |
| Eclampsia managed locally at facilities with cesarean delivery capacity | Eclampsia cases coming from the community managed without referral at facilities with cesarean capacity. |
| Eclampsia initial management and refer | Number of eclampsia cases coming from the community and provided with the initial management and referred. |
| Newborn resuscitation | Neonatal resuscitation with Ambu bag. |
| PNC by midwives | Care of mother and newborn from 2 hours after delivery, up to 6 weeks. |
| Contraceptives by midwives | |
| IUCD | The IUCD is a small flexible device inserted into the uterine cavity to prevent pregnancy. |
| Injection | Contraceptive injection is a temporary family planning method for women in Bangladesh. |
| Oral pill/other | Oral contraceptive pills prevent pregnancy. |
| First trimester abortion by midwives | |
| Abortion is either medical or surgical and may be performed without a pregnancy test if menstruation is delayed. | |
| PAC by midwives | Services that are provided after spontaneous or induced abortion. |
| VIA screening | |
| Positive | Number of VIA tests performed by midwives with number of positive cases. |
| Negative | Number of VIA tests performed by midwives with number of negative cases. |
| GBV | |
| Violence against women is defined as any act of GBV that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion, or arbitrary deprivations of liberty whether occurring in public or in private life. | |
| Cases | Number of GBV cases seen by the midwives. |
↵Abbreviations: ANC, antenatal care; GBV, gender-based violence; ICM, International Confederation of Midwives; IUCD, intrauterine contraceptive device; PAC, postabortion care; PNC, postnatal care; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage; VIA, visual inspection of the cervix with ascetic acid.