Time to initiate breastfeeding after delivery, cumulative proportion of respondents.

<p>Time to initiate breastfeeding after delivery, cumulative proportion of respondents.</p

Preparations made for delivery for deliveries taking place outside of health facilities.

<p>Preparations made for delivery for deliveries taking place outside of health facilities.</p

Hygiene practices at delivery for non-facility deliveries.

<p>*More than one answer allowed.</p

Recommended indicators for care behaviors and practices for newborns.

<p>Surveys will vary in period of recall. Typically, DHS surveys use a recall period of five years, while MICS surveys use a two-year period. Interviewer records all substances put on the cord from cutting until it falls off. Harmful substances are determined locally and split out during analysis.</p

Standard questionnaire for measuring coverage of immediate newborn care.

<p>Standard questionnaire for measuring coverage of immediate newborn care.</p

Postnatal care indicator: measurement issues and advances.

<p>Postnatal care indicator: measurement issues and advances.</p

Proportion of home births for which women and babies received postnatal care within two days of delivery, DHS survey data 2005–2011 [<b>18</b>].

<p>Proportion of home births for which women and babies received postnatal care within two days of delivery, DHS survey data 2005–2011 <a href="http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001415#pmed.1001415-MEASURE1" target="_blank">[<b>18</b>]</a>.</p

Proportion of women who received postnatal care within two days of delivery by time of first visit, DHS survey data 2005–2011 [<b>18</b>].

<p>Proportion of women who received postnatal care within two days of delivery by time of first visit, DHS survey data 2005–2011 <a href="http://www.plosmedicine.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001415#pmed.1001415-MEASURE1" target="_blank">[<b>18</b>]</a>.</p

Immediate effect of April 2005 free delivery care and July 2008 free NHIS policies on facility delivery^† and insurance coverage, by wealth quintile.

†<p>Facility delivery model is adjusted for month of birth.</p

Timing of Ghana’s recent maternal health financing policies.

<p>Ghana introduced a delivery fee exemption policy in September 2003, which was rolled out to all regions in April 2005. This policy was followed by free national health insurance for pregnant women in July 2008.</p