World Health Organization : Year 2001 ; World Health Organization, Reproductive Health(Technical Support), Maternal and Newborn Health-Safe Motherhood 96.18 - Revision 1, Part 1: Needs Assessment

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Title:	World Health Organization : Year 2001 ; World Health Organization, Reproductive Health(Technical Support), Maternal and Newborn Health-Safe Motherhood 96.18 - Revision 1, Part 1: Needs Assessment
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
Preface Many countries are currently intensifying their efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, typically through the development and implementation of national safe motherhood action plans. The safe motherhood needs assessment has been designed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to facilitate one part of a process of safe motherhood programme development and implementation, which is described below. + The process often begins with a period of sensitization and preliminary assessment, in which a high level commitment is reaffirmed and a commitment to intensified efforts is agreed by the government, national technical institutions, non-governmental organizations, multilateral agencies and donors. Activities include a review of progress in safe motherhood programming, a review of existing coordination and management mechanisms, and consensus-building on a broad strategy for intensified collaboration for reproductive health. + Early on in the process the existing situation is assessed to identify the major challenges facing the national and subnational health systems in their efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The safe motherhood needs assessment is designed to assist in this step.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A . Assessing needs for the care of mother and baby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 B . Objectives of the needs assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 C . Overall principles guiding the assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 D . Modular survey forms and instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 E . Local adaptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 F . An overview of implementing an assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 G . Resources required to carry out an assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 II IMPLEMENTATION STEPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Step 1 . Appoint core team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Step 2 . Conduct policy and management assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 3 . Set timetable and work plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Step 4. Select and adapt survey forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Step 5. The sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Step 6 . Make administrative arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Step 7 . Test the survey forms and procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Step 8. Prepare and secure the budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Step 9. Print survey forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Step 10. Select surveyors and team leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Step 11 . Prepare survey schedule and coding sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Step 12. Train surveyors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Step 13. Field work (data collection) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Step 14. Enter data, validate data entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Step 15 . Analyse and interpret data, prepare reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Step 16. Disseminate and use findings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 ANNEX A: POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ANNEX B: DETAILED MODEL BUDGET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 ANNEX C: SURVEY SCHEDULE. SAMPLING SCHEME AND DATA CODJNG SHEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 ANNEX D: SUPPLY CHECK-LISTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ANNEX E: CALCULATION OF SAMPLE SIZE AND PRINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 ANNEX F: MATERIALS RELATED TO THE SAFE MOTHERHOOD NEEDS ASSESSMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 ANNEX G: GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51