Changing trends on the place of delivery: why do Nepali women give birth at home?

Table 2 Changing trends of delivery practices of the respondents (n=732)

S. No.	Delivery practices of last birth	Period of last birth
1	Place of Delivery	>10 year		5-10 year		<5 year		Total
1	Place of Delivery	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
	Kitchen	64	28.07	43	29.83	71	19.72	178	24.31
	Animal Shed	15	6.57	5	3.73	14	3.88	34	4.64
	Bedroom and Others	72	31.57	31	21.52	45	12.5	148	20.21
	Health Institutions	77	33.17	65	45.13	230	63.88	372	50.81
2	Delivery Attendance
	None	12	5.26	7	4.86	10	2.77	29	3.96
	Mother in-law	86	37.71	50	34.72	87	24.16	223	30.46
	SBAs	79	34.64	70	48.61	232	64.44	381	52.04
	TBAs and Other	51	22.36	17	11.08	31	8.61	99	13.52
3	Cord Cutting Instruments
	Sterile Blade	95	41.66	74	51.38	237	65.83	406	55.46
	Unsterile Blade	98	42.98	51	35.41	94	26.11	243	33.19
	Sickle, Knife and Other	35	15.35	19	13.19	29	8.05	83	11.33
	Total	228	100	144	100	360	100	732	100

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