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class=\"ticker\">17<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"2\/3\"][vc_column_text css=\".vc_custom_1666046469073{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}\"]\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">number of Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/h3>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_row_inner content_placement=\"middle\"][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\r\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">All data on this page represents the most recent data available, unless otherwise noted. Please visit our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Newborn Numbers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">\u00a0page and download the Excel spreadsheet to explore the data further.<\/span><\/h6>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"More information\"][vc_column_text]Several global bodies have developed recommended indicators for global tracking and use at country level. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/Every_Newborn_Action_Plan-ENGLISH_updated_July2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP)<\/a> has proposed a list of 10 core indicators and 10 additional indicators of impact and coverage of evidence-based newborn interventions. The World Health Organization (WHO) is compiling a list of core indicators aligned with the UN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/the-global-strategy-for-womens-childrens-and-adolescents-health-2016-2030-survive-thrive-transform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Strategy for Women\u2019s, Children\u2019s, and Adolescents\u2019 Health<\/a>. This list has been informed by efforts to standardize indicators for the <a href=\"http:\/\/unstats.un.org\/sdgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/a>, Ending Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM), ENAP, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/handle\/10665\/259951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WHO\u2019s Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators<\/a>.\r\n\r\nEfforts are also underway to develop standardized indicators for monitoring the implementation strength and coverage of priority newborn health interventions:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Kangaroo mother care (KMC)<\/strong>: The KMC Acceleration Partnership developed a measurement framework and 10 core indicators covering service readiness and service delivery.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Treatment of neonatal infections:<\/strong> Following the recent release of new WHO guidelines on managing possible severe bacterial infections in young infants when referral is not possible, WHO and implementing partners in early-adopter countries are currently working on a measurement framework with indicators. More information will be available soon.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care<\/strong>: The global Chlorhexidine Working Group recommended indicators for inclusion in Demographic and Health Surveys (see information below on the new DHS optional newborn module) and is tracking indicators collected across countries.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nBelow are descriptions and links to useful data collection tools, which include questions on newborn care. More information on mortality audits can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/numbers\/\">this page<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=\"Household surveys\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/dhsprogram.com\/What-We-Do\/Survey-Types\/DHS-Questionnaires.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nUSAID-supported Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition. The DHS Phase 7 model women\u2019s questionnaire now includes questions on pre- and post-discharge contacts for newborns, the content of postnatal care for newborns, and newborn care practices. In addition, an optional newborn module is under development with additional questions on newborn care practices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/mics.unicef.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nUNICEF-supported Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide estimates of a range of indicators in the areas of health, education, child protection, and HIV\/AIDS. The MICS questionnaire now includes questions on the pre- and post-discharge postnatal contacts for mothers and newborns.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcsprogram.org\/resource\/knowledge-practice-coverage-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knowledge Practices and Coverage Survey (KPC)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThe Knowledge Practices and Coverage Survey (KPC) is a small population-based survey originally developed by Johns Hopkins University and used by grantees of USAID's Child Survival and Health Grants Program (CSHGP) since 1991. The KPC tool was revised to collect more data on newborn care practices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1456358177910{background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"Health facility assessment tools\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1456358191657{background-color: #ffffff !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/data\/data-collection-tools\/service-availability-and-readiness-assessment-(sara)?ua=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThe WHO-supported SARA is a health facility assessment tool designed to assess and monitor the service availability and readiness of the health sector and to generate evidence to support the planning and managing of a health system. It includes a section on service availability for maternal and newborn health.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mchip.net\/qocsurveys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maternal and Newborn Quality of Care Surveys<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThese health facility surveys, developed by the Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program (MCHIP), focus on the frequency and quality of interventions that address the direct causes of maternal and newborn deaths and can be key sources of information for policymakers and other stakeholders in country.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/2\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/dhsprogram.com\/What-We-Do\/Survey-Types\/SPA.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Service Provision Assessment (SPA)<\/a><\/h4>\r\nThe USAID-supported SPA is a health facility assessment tool that provides a comprehensive overview of a country\u2019s health service delivery. It includes a section on delivery and newborn care in the inventory questionnaire, as well as additional questions related to services for newborns.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailman.columbia.edu\/research\/averting-maternal-death-and-disability-amdd\/toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care Needs Assessment<\/a><\/h4>\r\nCreated by Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) at Columbia University, the\r\nEmergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) Needs Assessment is a health facility assessment tool that provides detailed data for planning to address gaps or problems in EmONC services. The tool is currently being revised to include more information on newborn services and quality of care.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2\/3\"][vc_text_separator title=\"Other tools\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_single_image image=\"13807\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/resource\/saving-newborn-lives-tools-newborn-health-qualitative-research-improve-newborn-care-package\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide to Qualitative Research to Improve Newborn Care Practices<\/a><\/h4>\r\nSave the Children\u2019s Guide to Qualitative Research to Improve Newborn Care Practices provides a reference tool for conducting qualitative (or formative) research and planning a behavior change communications strategy to improve newborn care practices.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"1\/3\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/issue\/every-newborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENAP Tools<\/a><\/h4>\r\nENAP has also compiled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/issue\/every-newborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an overview of tools<\/a> that can be used to sharpen existing reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH) policies and plans, incorporating available evidence and data.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=\"Key resources\"][vc_column_text]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/hnn-content\/uploads\/Every-Newborn-Metrics-Cards_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Metrics Data Cards<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthynewbornnetwork.org\/issue\/every-newborn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every Newborn Tool Kit<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosmedicine\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pmed.1001340\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Signal Functions to Measure the Ability of Health Facilities to Provide Routine and Emergency Newborn Care<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/collections.plos.org\/measuring-coverage-in-mnch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Measuring Coverage in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/content\/pdf\/1471-2393-15-S2-S8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Count every newborn; a measurement improvement roadmap for coverage data<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.who.int\/iris\/handle\/10665\/259951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Reference List of 100 Core Health Indicators, 2015<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/unstats.un.org\/sdgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Development Goal indicators<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a 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