Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS

Table 8.1 Antenatal carePercent distribution of births in the three years preceding the survey by source of antenatal care during pregnancy, accordingto selected background characteristics. Bangladesh 1993-94Antenatal care provider IReceived Trained Traditional NumberBackground some nurse/ birth ofcharacteristic care Doctor Midwife attendant Other No one Total birthsMother's age at birth< 20 31.1 19.8 8.8 0.3 2.2 68.9 100.0 100920-34 26.9 18.7 6.7 0.3 1.2 73.1 100.0 260735+ 18.4 14.6 3.1 0.0 11.7 81.6 100.0 234Birth order1 37.3 26.2 8.6 0.3 2.2 62.7 100.0 9972-3 26.8 18.6 6.7 0.3 1.3 73.2 100.0 14824-5 23.7 15.2 7,0 0,3 1.2 76.3 100.0 7756+ 17.5 11.4 5,3 0.3 0.5 82.5 100.0 597ResidenceUrban 56.1 44.5 9,2 0.3 2.1 43.9 100.0 392Rural 24.2 15.8 6,8 0.3 1,3 75.8 100.0 3458DivisionBarisal 27.5 18.3 7,9 0.0 1.3 72.5 100.0 247Chittagong 24.1 16.6 6,8 0,2 0.6 75.9 100.0 1174Dhaka 34.7 25.3 7,5 0.5 1.5 65.3 100.0 1174Khulna 28.0 17.6 7,9 0.2 2.3 72.0 100.0 423Rajshahi 21.6 13.3 5,9 0.3 2.1 78.4 100.0 832Mother's educationNo education 17.9 11.3 5,2 0.2 1.1 82.1 100.0 2214Primary incomplete 30.3 18.6 8,7 0.2 2.7 69.7 100.0 654Primary complete 26.8 18.9 7,0 0.2 0.7 73.2 100.0 387Secondary/Higher 60.4 46.3 12,0 0.5 1.6 39.6 100.0 595All births 27.5 I8.7 7,0 0.3 1.4 72.5 100.0 3850Note: Figures are for births in the period 1-35 months preceding the survey.llf the respondent mentioned more than one provider, only the most qualified provider is considered.Number and Timing of Antenatal VisitsAntenatal care is important to both the mother and child. The number and timing of antenatal carevisits are considered important to preventing an adverse pregnancy outcome. Care is most effective if thevisits are started early in pregnancy and continue at regular intervals throughout the pregnancy. It is generallyrecommended that antenatal care visits be made monthly for the first 7 months, fortnightly in the 8th month,and then weekly until birth. If the first visit is made at the third month of pregnancy, this schedule translatesto a total of about 12 to 13 visits.Data on the number and timing of visits made by pregnant women are given in Table 8.2 and inFigure 8.1. As mentioned above, for a large majority of births, mothers do not obtain any antenatal care.Among those who do obtain care, the median number of visits is only 2.7, far fewer than the recommended12 visits.100