International and national levels |
• The magnitude of neonatal mortality in the country is underestimated, and the flow of resources from major stake-holders is misguided |
• The monitoring of indicators for the Millennium Development Goals will be arbitrary without valid information. |
• Targeting of interventions to those most in need will be impossible. |
Regional and local levels |
• Awareness of neonatal mortality as a major health problem will be low, and interventions proved to reduce neonatal mortality will not be implemented. |
• If any, measures taken to improve reproductive health will be inadequate since the interventions needed differ substantially between high and low mortality settings. |
• At a local level, the perinatal period will not be perceived as a period of increased risk for mother and child, resulting in poor preparations and precautions for pregnancy and delivery. |