Global prioritised indicators for measuring WHO’s quality-of-care standards for small and/or sick newborns in health facilities: development, global consultation and expert consensus
The prioritised SSNB QoC indicators can be used at health facility, subnational and national levels, depending on the maturity of a country's health information system. Their use in implementation, research and evaluation across diverse contexts has the potential to help drive action to improve quality of SSNB care. WHO and others could use this list for further prioritisation of a core set.
Authors
- Mary Drake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5197-9157)
- Lara M. E. Vaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9072-8091)
- Sarah G. Moxon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6600-6147)
- Emma Sacks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-7208)
- Danielle Ehret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1215-1124)
- Leah Greenspan
- Gregory C. Valentine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3055-2987)
- Louise T. Day (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0038-0002)
- Lily Kak
- Tedbabe Degefie Hailegebriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6738-3972)
- Neena Khadka
- Tamar Chitashvili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1848-7879)
- Katherine Semrau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8360-1391)
- Susan Niermeyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-8519)
- Kathleen M. Hill Gallant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1528-8161)
- Ashley Sheffel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-7085)
- Debra Jackson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8808-0639)
- Gagan Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7845-2056)
- Theresa Shaver
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- United Nations Children's Fund (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Save the Children (US)
- Bloomberg (United States) (US)
- Colorado School of Public Health (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- United States Agency for International Development (US)
- Vermont Oxford Network (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- John Snow (United States) (US)
- University of the Western Cape (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100338
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation