Measuring the Content of Postnatal Care for Women: What Do We Know and Where Do We Need to Go?
MEASURE Evaluation
Join MEASURE Evaluation for a one-hour webinar on September 28 at 9:30am EDT on measuring the content of postnatal care for women. An introduction will be provided by Allisyn Moran, World Health Organization (WHO), and the webinar will be led by Ann Blanc and Katharine McCarthy of the Population Council.
Given that the majority of maternal deaths occur during labor, delivery, and the immediate postnatal period, efforts to increase coverage of postnatal care (PNC) services for women are essential. However, most large-scale surveys ask women if they had a PNC “check”—but not about specific signal functions. Thus, we know very little about specific services women are receiving during PNC checks. When considering what measures of signal functions to add to surveys, there must be a balance between medically essential interventions and interventions that women can accurately recall.
During this webinar, the presenters will share findings from their validation studies on PNC coverage indicators. This will be followed by a discussion of next steps and implications for further research.