Risk factors for reported obstetric complications and near misses in rural northwest Bangladesh: analysis from a prospective cohort study

Table 3 Delivery characteristics among 27,241 women with live births or stillbirths in rural northwest Bangladesh (2007–2011)

Characteristics	% (n)
Place of delivery (among 27,241 women with live births or stillbirths)
Home	86% (23,427)
Health facility	14% (3,814)
Skilled attendance at birth ^a (among 27,241 women with live births or stillbirths)
Doctor, nurse, or family welfare visitor	15% (4,086)
Relatives, family, or neighbors only	45% (12,389)
Untrained TBA	29% (7,900)
Trained TBA	17% (4,710)
Antenatal care visits ^b (among 26,283 women with live births)
At least one visit	27% (7,096)
No visits	73% (19,187)

Abbreviations: TBA = traditional birth attendant.
^aMultiple attendants could be listed. 948 women with untrained TBAs also reported relatives, family members, or neighbors present. 896 women with trained TBAs also reported untrained TBAs, relatives, family, or neighbors present.
^bData on ANC visits was available for 26,283 women with at least one live birth.

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