Assessing the validity of indicators of the quality of maternal and newborn health care in Kenya

Abstract

The measurement of progress in maternal and newborn health often relies on data provided by women in surveys on the quality of care they received. The majority of these indicators, however, including the widely tracked “skilled attendance at birth” indicator, have not been validated. We assess the validity of a large set of maternal and newborn health indicators that are included or have the potential to be included in population–based surveys.

Keywords

• Indicators
• quality
• maternal
• newborn
• care
• Kenya