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Table 9.11 Timing of first postnatal check for the newborn<br />

Percent distribution of most recent live births in the 2 years before the survey by time after birth of first postnatal check, and percentage of births with a postnatal<br />

check during the first 2 days after birth, according to background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Time after birth of newborn’s first postnatal check 1<br />

Less than<br />

1 hour 1-3 hours 4-23 hours 1-2 days 3-6 days<br />

Don’t know/<br />

missing<br />

No postnatal<br />

check 2<br />

Total<br />

Percentage<br />

of births with<br />

a postnatal<br />

check<br />

during the<br />

first 2 days<br />

after birth 1<br />

Number of<br />

births<br />

Mother’s age at birth<br />

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