Table 3.

Inequality in maternity care: summary measures for the period 1991–2004 at opposite ends of the socioeconomic spectrum

Proportion of births at which each aspect of maternity care was accessed	Antenatal consultation	Professional attendance	Caesarean section*
Urban women with secondary or higher education in the highest asset quintile	98.8%	86.1%	34.8%
Rural women with no education in the lowest asset quintile	17.5%	2.2%	0.1%

* 1995–2004