Philippines Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%)

Data:	Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%)
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.ANVC.ZS
Topic:	Health: Reproductive health
Short Definition:	0
Long Definition:	Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
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: Good prenatal and postnatal care improve maternal health and reduce maternal and infant mortality.
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. Good prenatal and postnatal care improves maternal health and reduces maternal and infant mortality. However, indicators on use of antenatal care services provide no information on the content or quality of the services. Data on antenatal care are obtained mostly from household surveys, which ask women who have had a live birth whether and from whom they received antenatal care.
Development relevance:	0

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