Making Every Baby Count

Section 3: Labour and birth
3.1: Mother’s LMP: Enter the date of the woman’s last menstrual period here, or circle
“unknown”.
3.2: Date of birth: Record the date of the birth here, whether live or stillborn.
3.3: Gestational age: Enter in weeks and days at the time of birth (live or stillbirth), using
the LMP.
Choose gestational age to record in this order:
1. If there is a gestational age based on early ultrasound, enter this.
2. If there is no gestational age based on early ultrasound, enter the estimated gestational
age according to woman’s recollection of her LMP.
3. If there is no gestational age estimate either based on ultrasound or the woman’s recollection,
circle “unknown” (DO NOT enter gestational age based on late ultrasound or
estimated by size at delivery).
3.3.1: Method of determination: Circle the method by which this gestational age was calculated.
Additionally, circle “sure” or “unsure” for the LMP dates, depending on the woman’s
stated level of certainty. If the woman’s certainty is not stated, or if another method was
used, write this in the “other, specify” box.
3.4: Place of delivery. If delivery was at a facility, enter the facility’s name on this line.
3.4.1: Attendant at delivery:
• Circle “midwife” if delivery was attended by a trained midwife.
• Circle “nurse” if delivery was attended by a nurse with midwifery skills.
• Circle “doctor” if delivery was attended by a physician.
• If the delivery was attended but none of the provided options fit, write in the type of
attendant in the “other” box (e.g. traditional birth attendant, community health worker,
relative).
• Circle “no one” if no one other than the woman was present at the delivery.
• Circle “unknown” if delivery attendance is not known.
3.5: Onset of labour: Circle to indicate the appropriate information:
• “spontaneous” if labour began without artificial aid
• “induced” if labour was brought on with the use of drugs
• “c/s before onset” if a caesarean section was done before the onset of labour
• “unknown” if unsure.
3.6: Fetal heart sounds on admission:
• If fetal heart sounds (fetal heart tones) were auscultated on admission and were not present,
circle “no”.
• If fetal heart sounds (fetal heart tones) were auscultated on admission and were present,
circle “yes” and write what they were recorded as on admission.
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