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. 2013 Jun;31(2):262–271. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v31i2.16391

Table 3.

Reproductive healthcare for women who died of maternal causes, Jharkhand, 2006-2007

Characteristics Percentage (Number)
Antenatal care for the index pregnancy
  None 72.0 (290)
  One 3.0 (12)
  Two 9.4 (38)
  Three or more 8.4 (34)
  Don't know 7.2 (29)
Institutional delivery* 16.2 (47)
Personnel at delivery*
  Doctor 13.4 (39)
  Midwife 6.2 (18)
  Others (dai, relatives, etc.) 80.4 (234)
Place of death
  Home/community 80.9 (326)
  Government hospital 7.4 (30)
  Private hospital 4.2 (17)
  On the way to hospital 7.4 (30)
Timing of death
  During pregnancy 27.5 (111)
  During delivery 25.6 (103)
  Within six weeks after abortion 1.5 (6)
  Within six weeks after delivery 45.4 (183)

*Based on cases who experienced natal care