Table 2.

Service time norms, workloads and required numbers of women’s health professionals in East, Central and West areas of China

Service type	Time norm (minutes)	East		Central		West		Total
		Workload (times)	Required professionals	Workload (times)	Required professionals	Workload (times)	Required professionals	Workload (times)	Required professionals
Gynecology/obstetrics outpatient and emergency	10	100987247	10929 (34.8%)	86037768	9311 (29.6%)	103410760	11192 (35.6%)	290435775	31432
Professional advising and consulting	15	21602719	3507 (31.8%)	22272702	3616 (32.8%)	24034874	3902 (35.4%)	67910295	11024
Premarital/preconception health checkup	10	5235813	567 (57.7%)	1775664	192 (19.6%)	2064646	223 (22.7%)	9076123	982
Family planning operation	30	5761371	1871 (37.7%)	3998898	1298 (26.2%)	5518310	1792 (36.1%)	15278579	4961
Antenatal examination	10	36901587	3994 (44.9%)	23501165	2543 (28.6%)	21787293	2358 (26.5%)	82190044	8895
Antenatal screening	10	5603484	606 (51.8%)	2002033	217 (18.5%)	3204861	347 (29.7%)	10810378	1170
Antenatal diagnosis	10	2159626	234 (41.2%)	1650572	179 (31.4%)	1439907	156 (27.5%)	5250105	568
Vaginal delivery	420	3232860	14695 (33.5%)	3705185	16842 (38.4%)	2705629	12298 (28.1%)	9643674	43835
Caesarean section	120	2585493	3358 (42.0%)	2061290	2677 (33.5%)	1513121	1965 (24.6%)	6159904	8000
Postpartum visit within hospital	10	2693203	291 (45.8%)	1570602	170 (26.7%)	1608929	174 (27.4%)	5872734	636
Postpartum visit outside hospital	60	7691330	4994 (38.1%)	6682810	4339 (33.1%)	5820741	3780 (28.8%)	20194881	13114
Gynecological disorder screening	10	32006400	3464 41.0%)	24094577	2608 (30.8%)	22033974	2385 (28.2%)	78134951	8456
Total			48510 (36.5%)		43992 (33.1%)		40571 (30.5%)		133073