NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western RegionsPlace of deliveryIncreasing the proportion of births that are delivered in health facilities is an important factor inreducing the health risks to both mother and baby. Proper medical attention and hygienic conditionsduring delivery can reduce the risks of complications and infection that can cause morbidity andmortality to mother and newborn.Table RH.8 provides information on women aged 15–49 years who had a live birth in the two yearspreceding the survey by place of delivery. Around one third (30 percent) of women in the MFWRdelivered in a health facility, with 27 percent delivering in a government health facility and threepercent delivering in a private health facility. Almost seven in 10 (69 percent) women delivered athome.For delivery in a health facility, there was little variation by region. Subregionally, the highestpercentage was in the Mid-Western Terai (44 percent) and the lowest was in the Far WesternMountains (12 percent). Urban women (49 percent) were more likely than rural women (28 percent)to deliver in a health facility. Women who had received antenatal care were more likely to deliver ina health facility: 50 percent of women who had received at least four visits and 25 percent of womenwho had received 1–3 visits delivered in a health facility compared to four percent of women whohad received no antenatal care. Women’s education level and wealth quintile both influenced thelikelihood of delivery in a health facility. Only 19 percent of women with no education delivered in ahealth facility compared to 34 percent of women with primary education and 50 percent of womenwith at least secondary education. Only eight percent of women from the poorest quintile deliveredin a health facility compared to 64 percent of women in the richest quintile.117