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MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHANTENATAL CAREStatistics: Percent Distribution of Women by Provider of Antenatal CareDefinitionPercentage of women with a birth in the last five years, distributed by highest type of provider ofantenatal care.A. Coverage: Women who have had one or more births in the five years preceding the survey.B. Numerators: Number of women who were attended for antenatal care for their last birth,distributed according to the type of provider with the highest level of qualification.C. Denominator: Number of women with a birth in the last five years.CalculationFor each type of provider, 100 times the quotient of the numerator divided by the denominator.Handling of Missing ValuesIncluded in distribution.Notes and ConsiderationsPercentages distribution adds up to 100 percent.The category “Trained nurse/midwife” includes only medically trained and licensed personnel.Traditional birth attendants (also sometimes called midwives) are not included, whether trained oruntrained.The category “Traditional birth attendant/other” includes auxiliary health personnel and cases where therespondent did not know the level of qualification.Guide to DHS Statistics 100 Updated September 2006