Instructions aux enquêteurs
If weighed, record the birthweight in grams. There are two spaces – one if the weight is from a card or written record of the birthweight on a document (vaccination card, antenatal card, or birth certificate). The other – ‘grams from recall’ – is to record the birthweight reported by the mother, if no other record is available. Fill in only one of these spaces, and always record the birthweight from the card when possible. If there is no card, and the mother cannot remember the exact weight, record her best estimate. Only circle the code for “doesn’t know” if she absolutely cannot remember even the approximate weight.
