Proposed indicators for measuring timely physical access to EmONC services
| Indicator | Numerator and denominator |
| ACC1: proportion of pregnant women able to access any EmONC health facility (BEmONC and CEmONC) within a given travel time (unit: %). | Numerator: number of pregnant women residing in a specific geographical area (eg, a country or a district) who are able to access an EmONC health facility (BEmONC or CEmONC) within a given travel time. Denominator: total number of pregnant women residing in the same geographical area. |
| ACC2: proportion of pregnant women able to access CEmONC health facilities within a given travel time (unit: %). | Numerator: number of pregnant women residing in a specific geographical area who are able to access a CEmONC health facility within a given travel time. Denominator: total number of pregnant women residing in the same geographical area. |
| REF: proportion of referral linkages between considered BEmONC facilities and their closest CEmONC facility for which the travel time is below a set threshold (unit: %) | Numerator: number of BEmONC health facilities in a specific geographical area within a given travel time of the closest CEmONC facility. Denominator: total number of BEmONC facilities in the same geographical area. |
BEmONC, basic EmONC; CEmONC, comprehensive EmONC; EmONC, emergency obstetric and newborn care.