Table 1 Sociodemographic, antepartum, intrapartum, and newborn characteristics of RDWs in surveyed districts of Bangladesh, 2019

Mother’s age

15–19

2028

14.8 (14.2, 15.4)

20–29

8166

59.6 (58.8, 60.4)

30–39

3318

24.2 (23.5, 24.9)

40–49

183

1.3 (1.1, 1.5)

Mother’s educational level

No formal education

986

7.2 (6.8, 7.6)

Primary incomplete (1–4 years)

1570

11.5 (10.9, 12.0)

Primary complete (5 years)

2024

14.8 (14.2, 15.4)

Secondary incomplete (6–9 years)

6205

45.3 (44.5, 46.1)

Secondary and above (≥10 years)

2910

21.3 (20.6, 21.9)

Mother’s current occupation

Housewives

13,268

96.9 (96.6, 97.2)

Skilled worker

375

2.7 (2.5, 3.0)

Unskilled worker

52

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

Mother’s religion

Muslim

12,912

94.3 (93.9, 94.7)

Hindu /others

783

5.7 (5.3, 6.1)

Wealth Quintile

Lowest

2657

19.4 (18.7, 20.1)

Second

2671

19.5 (18.8, 20.2)

Middle

2777

20.3 (19.6, 20.9)

Fourth

2758

20.1 (19.5, 20.8)

Highest

2832

20.7 (20.0, 21.4)

Frequency of ANC visits (at least one from a medically trained provider (MTP))

No ANC from MTP

3948

28.8 (28.0, 29.6)

1–3 ANC (at least one from an MTP)

6091

44.5 (43.6, 45.3)

≥4 (at least one from an MTP)

3656

26.7 (25.9, 27.4)

Places of delivery

Home delivery

6417

46.9 (46.0, 47.7)

Public facility

2040

14.9 (14.3, 15.5)

Private facility

5025

36.7 (35.9, 37.5)

NGO facility

133

0.9 (0.8, 1.1)

Missing

80

0.6 (0.4, 0.7)

Mode of delivery

Vaginal birth

8774

64.1 (63.2, 64.9)

Caeserean section

4914

35.9 (35.1,36.7)

Missing

9

0.1 (0.0,0.1)

Any reported complication during delivery

No

10,743

78.4 (77.7, 79.1)

Yes

2952

21.5 (20.9, 22.2)

Birth size

Small

1363

9.9 (9.5, 10.5)

Average

9393

68.6 (67.8, 69.4)

Large

2893

21.1 (20.4, 21.8)

Missing

46

0.3 (0.2, 0.4)

Birth order

1–2

8787

64.2 (63.4, 64.9)

3–4

4149

30.3 (29.5, 31.1)

5+

759

5.5 (5.2, 5.9)

Sex of the child

Male

7017

51.2 (50.4, 52.1)

Female

6609

48.3 (47.4, 49.1)

Missing

69

0.5 (0.3, 0.6)