Making Every Baby Count

1.5: Multiple pregnancies:
In the “pregnancies” box, write the total number of pregnancies of at least two fetuses (e.g.
twins, triplets).
In the “babies” box, write the total number of fetuses or neonates who resulted from these
pregnancies. Include those born alive as well as stillborn.
For example, suppose that in one month a hospital delivered 10 women who had pregnancies
with more than one fetus. Suppose that of these 10 women, 8 delivered live twins, 1
delivered stillborn twins, and 1 delivered live triplets. In this example, the “pregnancies”
box would have the number “10” and the “babies” box would have the number “21”.
1.6: Born before arrival: Enter the total number of stillbirths and live births that occurred
before arrival at the facility.
1.7: Mode of delivery: Write in each box the total number of deliveries by cephalic vaginal
delivery (CVD), vacuum-assisted, forceps-assisted, caesarean and unknown mode.
1.8: Gestational age: Write in each box the total number of:
• term deliveries: deliveries at gestational ages 37–42 weeks
• post-term deliveries: deliveries at gestational ages > 42 weeks
• extremely preterm deliveries (“ext preterm”): deliveries at gestational ages < 28 weeks
• very preterm deliveries: deliveries at gestational ages 28–32 weeks
• moderate-to-late preterm deliveries (“mod preterm”): deliveries at gestational ages
32–37 weeks.
1.9: HIV status: Record the numbers of HIV-negative mothers, HIV-positive mothers, and
mothers of unknown HIV status served by the facility in the past month.
1.10: Syphilis serology: Record numbers of syphilis-negative mothers, syphilis-positive
mothers, and mothers of unknown syphilis status served by the facility in the past month.
1.11: Maternal age: Record the numbers of mothers served by the facility in the past month
within each of the age groups shown on the form, as well as number of mothers for whom
age group was unknown.
Section 2: Cause of death
2.1a Cause of death – antepartum stillbirths: Tally the number of causes of antepartum
stillbirths in each of the listed categories in the past month at this facility. If M1–M5 designations
were used, total each of those. If M1–M5 designations were not used, enter all in
the “other” column provided. Tally any unknowns in the “unknown” column.
If a facility has stillbirths for which antepartum versus intrapartum status is unknown,
record these separately in the empty space to the right of the antepartum deaths list, along
the same rows.
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