Direct-Intensive-Regular Mentoring Intervention to Reduce Neonatal Mortality in Biak Regional Hospital, Papua, Indonesia

The neonatal mortality rate in Papua Province, Indonesia, is unacceptably high at 27 per 1,000 live births in 2012. To address the issue, the Ministry of Health and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Indonesia initiated a hospital mentoring program from 2014 to 2016 to improve the quality of care and health workers' capacity to provide neonatal care. Biak District Hospital, located on a remote island of Papua Province, was included in this program. This study aims to assess the impact of hospital mentoring on neonatal mortality.

Case Study on Delivering Nurturing Care during Antenatal Care (ANC) and Postnatal Care (PNC) Visits in Indonesia

The Nurturing Care Framework (NCF), launched in 2018, is a guide for multisectoral actors on improving early childhood development (ECD) outcomes by supporting caregivers to provide nurturing care (NC) for newborns and young children, with a focus on the first 1,000 days when a child's brain is developing rapidly. In Indonesia, 45% of children under five years are at risk of poor health, growth, and development Although the Government of Indonesia has issued the Holistic and Integrative Early Childhood Education and Development (HI-ECD) policy to promote comprehensive quality services for young children from survival to development, the policy practices are still dominated by interventions for children ages 4–6 years old, while interventions for the 0–3 age group remains limited. Based on this gap, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership initiated a case study to examine the needs and opportunities for delivering NC during antenatal and postnatal care (ANC and PNC) visits as well as other health service touchpoints at the community level.

Changes in Maternal Health Service Provision during the COVID-19 Pandemic at the Community Health Centre (Puskesmas) Level in Indonesia 

Providing comprehensive maternal health services at the community health centre (Puskesmas) level is considered one of the essential efforts to reduce maternal mortality and improve the quality of women's health. In Indonesia, Puskesmas play an important role in providing primary health care for the community. It is known as the first entry point of the health care system in the country. Therefore, public health-based intervention is required to address maternal health issues. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many changes in public health service provision, including maternal health services.