Registered Births by Medical Attendance
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66 percent of babies born in NCR and Quezon City were attended by medical professionals, 23 percent by Midwives and only 10 percent were delivered by traditional birth attendants "Hilots". |
| Table 4. Live Births by Sex and Attendant at Birth by City/Municipality, NCR: 2001 | |||||||
| Total | Physician | Nurse | Midwife | Hilot | Others | Not Stated | |
| National Capital Region | 290,599 | 192,339 | 1,987 | 68,996 | 26,689 | 557 | 31 |
| Quezon City | 61,250 | 40,331 | 273 | 14,086 | 6,219 | 340 | 1 |
| Table 5. Live Births by Sex and Attendant at Birth by City/Municipality, NCR: 2001 | ||||
| Area | Total | Male | Female | Not Stated |
| National Capital Region | 290,599 | 151,755 | 138,824 | 20 |
| Physician | 192,339 | 100,984 | 91,349 | 6 |
| Nurse | 1,987 | 1,031 | 956 | - |
| Midwife | 68,996 | 35,694 | 33,296 | 6 |
| Hilot | 26,689 | 13,748 | 12,936 | 5 |
| Others | 557 | 281 | 275 | 1 |
| Not Stated | 31 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| Quezon City | 61,250 | 32,063 | 29,184 | 3 |
| Physician | 40,331 | 21,187 | 19,142 | 2 |
| Nurse | 273 | 142 | 131 | - |
| Midwife | 14,086 | 7,358 | 6,728 | - |
| Hilot | 6,219 | 3,194 | 3,025 | - |
| Others | 340 | 182 | 157 | 1 |
| Not Stated | 1 | - | 1 | - |
