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Table 2 Delivery attendant and location by neonatal status at day 28

From: Neonatal deaths in rural Karnataka, India 2014–2018: a prospective population-based observational study in a low-resource setting

 

Neonatal mortality

 < 28 Days

Alive at 28 days

Live births, N

758

30,185

Delivery attendant, N (%)

757

30,181

Obstetrician

428 (56.5)

15,192 (50.3)

Non-OB physician

95 (12.5)

3,212 (10.6)

Nurse/nurse midwife

189 (25.0)

10,996 (36.4)

Traditional birth attendant

4 (0.5)

102 (0.3)

Family

26 (3.4)

589 (2.0)

Self-delivery

14 (1.8)

81 (0.3)

Other

1 (0.1)

9 (0.0)

Delivery location, N (%)

757

30,182

Hospital

568 (75.0)

21,607 (71.6)

Clinic/health center

133 (17.6)

7,485 (24.8)

Home

39 (5.2)

753 (2.5)

Other

17 (2.2)

337 (1.1)