From: Home delivery and newborn care practices among urban women in western Nepal: a questionnaire survey
 | Number of births (N = 240) | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Place of Delivery | ||
In a room | 138 | 57.5 |
Inside the house | 84 | 35.0 |
Outside the house | 9 | 3.7 |
Backyard of the house | 6 | 2.5 |
Other | 3 | 1.2 |
Attendant during delivery* | ||
Neighbor | 128 | 53.3 |
No attendant | 38 | 15.8 |
Mother | 13 | 5.4 |
Mother-in-law | 12 | 5.0 |
Other family member | 26 | 10.8 |
Auxiliary nurse midwife | 8 | 3.3 |
Health assistant | 7 | 2.9 |
Traditional birth attendant | 13 | 5.4 |
Others | 3 | 1.2 |