Maternal health indicators in CRING
   –Contraceptive prevalence rate
   –Antenatal care 
    • At least one visit (skilled 
     provider)
    • At least 4 visits (any provider)
   –Delivery care
    • Skilled attendant at birth
    • C-Section 
    • Institutional deliveries
   –Early child bearing
    • Births by age 18
       MDG 5 – Improve maternal health
      Goal 5: Improve maternal health          Indicators – all in MICS
      Target 5.A: Reduce by three quarters,    5.1 Maternal mortality ratio (CRING)
      between 1990 and 2015, the maternal 
      mortality ratio                          5.2 Proportion of births attended by 
                                               skilled health personnel (CRING)
      Target 5.B: Achieve, by 2015, universal  5.3 Contraceptive prevalence rate (CRING)
      access to reproductive health
                                               5.4 Adolescent birth rate
                                               5.5 Antenatal care coverage (at least one 
                                               visit and at least four visits) (CRING)
                                               5.6 Unmet need for family planning
                                     MICS4 Survey Design Workshop
   Maternal health indicators in CRING
   –Contraceptive prevalence rate
   –Antenatal care 
    • At least one visit (skilled provider)
    • At least 4 visits (any provider)
   –Delivery care
    • Skilled attendant at birth
    • C-Section 
    • Institutional deliveries
   –Early child bearing
    • Births by age 18
       Contraceptive prevalence rate
    • Contraceptive use has contributed to 
      improvements in maternal and infant health 
      by serving to prevent unintended or closely 
      spaced pregnancies.
                                       MDG report 2012 
           Contraceptive prevalence rate
      Numerator                                Denominator 
      Number of women age 15-49 years          Total number of women age 15-49 
      currently married or in union who are  years who are currently married or in 
      using (or whose partner is using) any    union
      (modern or traditional) contraceptive 
      method