Maternal and Child Health

NURSES AND MIDWIVES ARE TOP PRENATAL CARE PROVIDERS (Results from the 2000 Maternal and Child Health Survey)

More than 90 percent of women 15 to 49 years of age with children below 3 years old received pre-natal care during pregnancy with their youngest surviving child. Nurses and midwives (49.9%) were the top pre-natal care providers in year 2000, followed closely by doctors (45.5%). Meanwhile, one out of 22 women (4.4%) consulted a hilot or traditional birth attendant for pre-natal care. In urban areas, more women consulted doctors than nurses and midwives for pre-natal care (60.8% versus 36.4%). In comparison, out of ten rural women, six consulted nurses/midwives compared to only three who went to doctors for pre-natal check-up.

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