Table 3.81, Main resource requirements for assessing discharge readiness prior to discharge from the health facility after birth - WHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience

Resource	Description
Staff	▪ Nurse, midwife, doctor, social worker, or another provider
Training	▪ Varies depending on the criteria used for discharge assessment and usual care ▪ Might require additional health workers (nurse, midwife, physician) education or training and organized initiatives to enhance assessment of discharge preparedness and readiness
Supplies	▪ Varies depending on the criteria used as part of discharge assessment and usual available care ▪ Might require use of educational materials and job aids
Equipment and infrastructure	▪ Varies depending on the criteria used as part of discharge assessment and available usual care ▪ Might require building and enhancing systems for discharge assessment, such as by way of establishing networks of health workers, hospitals, insurers, social agencies and community organizations, to ensure care is streamlined and integrated
Time	▪ Varies depending on the criteria used as part of discharge assessment and usual available care ▪ Likely to require additional time for the health worker associated with implementing the criteria
Supervision and monitoring	▪ Varies depending on the criteria used as part of discharge assessment and usual available care ▪ Might require additional monitoring and assessment of the quality of discharge assessment and teaching (e.g. as a process indicator for measuring providers’ skills and ability to prepare women/parents/caregivers)

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Table 3.81Main resource requirements for assessing discharge readiness prior to discharge from the health facility after birth