Table 1.

New questions in DHS (Phase 7) and MICS6 related to newborn care practices

DHS Women’s Model Questionnaire:

434 Immediately after the birth, was (NAME) put on your chest?

434A Was (NAME)’s bare skin touching your bare skin?

DHS Optional Newborn Module:

NB1 Was (NAME) wiped dry within a few minutes after birth?

NB2 How long after the birth was (NAME) bathed for the first time?

NB3 CHECK PLACE OF DELIVERY

NB4 What was used to cut the cord? (non–institutional births only)

NB5 Was it new or had it ever been used before? (non–institutional births only)

NB5A Was it boiled before it was used to cut the cord? (non–institutional births only)

NB6 Was anything applied to the stump of the cord at any time?

NB7 What was applied?

CH1 CHECK SUBSTANCES APPLIED TO CORD

CH2 Was chlorhexidine applied to the stump at any time?

CH3 How long after the cord was cut was chlorhexidine fist applied?

CH4 For how many days was chlorhexidine applied to the stump?

CH5 How many times per day was chlorhexidine applied to the stump: once a day, twice a day, three times a day, or four or more times a day?

MICS6 Questionnaire for Individual Women:

MN23 Immediately after the birth, was (name) put directly on the bare skin of your chest? [WITH PHOTO OF SKIN–TO–SKIN POSITION]

MN24 Before being placed on the bare skin of your chest, was the baby wrapped up?

MN25 Was (name) dried or wiped soon after birth?

MN26 How long after the birth was (name) bathed for the first time?

Recommended only for countries with high NMR, large programs on cord care, large proportion of non–facility births:

MN27 Check MN20: Was the child delivered in a health facility?

MN28 What was used to cut the cord? (non–institutional births only)

MN29 Was the instrument used to cut the cord boiled or sterilised prior to use? (non–institutional births only)

MN30 After the cord was cut and until it fell off, was anything applied to the cord?

MN31 What was applied to the cord?