Understand the topic
What this means in daily life
Pregnancy risk information should lead to timely professional assessment and a workable referral. The proposed tracking system follows the service response, while decisions about an individual pregnancy remain with qualified clinicians.
An alert is useful only if the relevant care team receives it and can act. The proposed tracking pathway would keep unresolved referrals visible and allow authorised corrections, while clinical professionals determine what the information means for individual care.
Data reference table
Evidence Snapshot
Read each value with its reporting period, population and limitations. A historical national reference is not a local baseline or proof that an IFT proposal works.
5 measurement records still need data and a review of their relevance.
| Signal | Reference Value | Period / Population | How to Read It | Source Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early registration and quality ANC | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Risk detection-to-referral time | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Emergency obstetric readiness | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Severe maternal morbidity/mortality | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Postnatal and newborn continuity | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
Different surveys, administrative records, estimates and reporting years are not interchangeable. No combined IFT score is calculated from these rows.
Evidence coverage and review log (CSV) · Structured evidence register (JSON)
10 ideas for this topic
What could be done — and what needs testing
These are proposals for research and local testing. They are not claims that a project has been funded, implemented or proved successful.
Professional review acceptance
Confirm that a flagged concern reaches the appropriate clinical team.
What to check: Track acceptance rather than merely recording an alert.
Referral information completeness
Check that the receiving service gets the information it needs through authorised channels.
What to check: Avoid sharing unrelated personal details.
Transport readiness check
Review how a woman reaches the planned facility when referral is required.
What to check: Examine out-of-hours and remote-area access.
Receiving facility confirmation
Confirm the relevant professional service can receive the referral.
What to check: Distinguish a facility listing from actual readiness.
Woman-held explanation
Provide an understandable explanation of the professional plan and contact route.
What to check: Check comprehension without asking the platform to give treatment advice.
Follow-up responsibility
Identify which qualified team follows an outstanding referral.
What to check: Prevent an alert from closing before service acceptance.
Clinical record correction
Provide an authorised route to correct a mistaken or outdated risk entry.
What to check: Track whether corrections reach all necessary care teams.
Safe contact choices
Ask how reminders or follow-up can be communicated privately.
What to check: Review shared-phone and controlling-household risks.
Care beyond delivery
Connect the agreed plan to professional postnatal follow-up.
What to check: Check handoffs when the woman returns to another locality.
Protected missed-care review
Study why professional care was not reached when expected.
What to check: Identify service barriers without blaming the woman.
References and evidence limits
- WHO: Antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience
Professional assessment, person-centred care and service continuity; local clinical protocols and individual decisions require qualified review.
Reference guidance informs the proposal. It does not establish local conditions, approve a design or prove that these proposed projects work.