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

Table 4 Proportion of births in available comprehensive EmOC public facilities in Zahedan

Facility type	Number of births	Expected number of births	Proportion	Recommended
4 comprehensive EmOC facilities	11.754**	15150*	0.77	>15%

*To calculate this number, we used the total number of annual births in Zahedan according to the Maternal Health Office, Zahedan, 2011.
**This number summarises Caesarean sections and normal vaginal deliveries in three comprehensive EmOC facilities.
Source: MHO, Zahedan, 2011.

ISSN: 1742-4755