WHO recommendations on home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health

The use of home-based records is recommended for the care of pregnant women, mothers, newborns and children, to complement facility-based records, to improve care-seeking behaviours, male involvement and support in the household, maternal and child home care practices, infant and child feeding, and communication between health providers and women/caregivers. There was insufficient evidence available to determine if any specific type, format or design of home-based records is more effective. Policy-makers should involve stakeholders to discuss the important considerations with respect to type, content and implementation of home-based records