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. 2002 Nov 9;325(7372):1063. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7372.1063

Table 1.

Place of birth and attendance at delivery for women having a live birth in past year

No (%) of women (n=5411)
Place of birth:
 Inside home 4352 (80)
 Yard of home  541 (10)
 Hospital 251 (5)
 Shed, field, or workplace 182 (3)
 Private clinic    12 (0.2)
 Other  73 (1)
Birth attendant*:
 Doctor  84 (2)
 Nurse 240 (4)
 Auxiliary nurse midwife  50 (1)
 Health assistant (or comparable)  39 (1)
 Trained traditional birth attendant 212 (4)
 Untrained traditional birth attendant  56 (1)
 Maternal and child health worker  50 (1)
 Village health worker     8 (0.1)
 Female community health volunteer  40 (1)
 Mother-in-law 2178 (40)
 Other family member 2371 (44)
 Neighbour 1617 (30)
 No attendant  619 (11)
 Other 366 (7)
*

More than one attendant may have been present.