Home birth and barriers to referring women with obstetric complications to hospitals: a mixed-methods study in Zahedan, southeastern Iran

Table 2 EmOC Availability in Zahedan, Iran

Population Size	Current availability		Recommended number
	*Basic*	*Comprehensiv*	*Basic*	*Comprehensiv*
613,572	-	4	4.9 *	1.2**

* Standard: 4 basic per 500,000 (UNICEF UNFPA WHO 1997, UNFPA report 2002).
**Standard: 1 comprehensive per 500,000 (UNICEF UNFPA WHO 1997, UNFPA report 2002).
Source: MHO, Zahedan, 2011.

ISSN: 1742-4755