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| Data: | Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | ||||||||
| Year: | 1960 - 2013 | ||||||||
| Country: | Philippines | ||||||||
| Source: | World Bank (the information in this section is direct quotation from World Bank development data) | ||||||||
| Series Code: | SH.STA.BRTC.ZS | ||||||||
| Topic: | Health: Reproductive health | ||||||||
| Short Definition: | 0 | ||||||||
| Long Definition: | Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns. | ||||||||
| Unit of Measurement: | 0 | ||||||||
| Periodicity: | Annual | ||||||||
| Base Period: | 0 | ||||||||
| Reference Period: | 0 | ||||||||
| Aggregation method: | Weighted average | ||||||||
| Limitations and exceptions: | For the indicators that are from household surveys, the year refers to the survey year. For more information, consult the original sources. | ||||||||
| Notes from original source: | 0 | ||||||||
| General Comments: | Relevance to gender indicator: Women who are assisted by trained professionals is important to decrease maternal deaths during childbirths. The share of births attended by skilled health staff is an indicator of a health system’s ability to provide adequate care for pregnant women. | ||||||||
| Original Source: | UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys by ICF International. | ||||||||
| Statistical concept and methodology: | Reproductive
health is a state of physical and mental well-being in relation to the
reproductive system and its functions and processes. Means of achieving
reproductive health include education and services during pregnancy and
childbirth, safe and effective contraception, and prevention and treatment of
sexually transmitted diseases. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are
the leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in
developing countries. The share of births attended by skilled health staff is an indicator of a health system's ability to provide adequate care for pregnant women. |
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| Development relevance: | 0 | ||||||||
