Variable MN17B : Assistance at delivery: Nurse / Midwife

Overview

Type: Discrete
Format: character
Width: 1

Valid case(s): 441 (348.2)
Invalid: 0 (0)

Universe

Women with a live birth in the last two years (CM13=Y)

Source of information

Respondent

Categories

Value	Category	Cases	Weighted
?	Missing	0	0	0.0%
B	Nurse / Midwife	441	348	100.0%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Literal question

Who assisted with the delivery of (name)? Probe: Anyone else?

Post-question

Probe for the type of person assisting and circle all answers given. If respondent says no one assisted, probe to determine whether any adults were present at the delivery.

Interviewer instructions

Circle the code for the person assisted with the delivery. Probe: “Anyone else?” and circle the codes for any other persons assisting with the delivery of this child.

Survey Coordinators: Coding categories should be developed locally and revised based on the pre-test. However, the broad categories must be maintained. Again, we need to know whether the person who assisted with the delivery was a health professional or another person. 

When asking this question, be sure to use the name of the child you are referring to, so that there is no confusion.

Probe for the type of person who assisted with the delivery. If the woman is not sure of the status of the person who attended the delivery, for example, if she doesn't know whether the attendant was a midwife or a traditional birth attendant, probe further. Circle the codes corresponding to all persons assisting at the delivery. If you are unsure where to code a person mentioned, write it in the space provided 'Other' and circle 'X'. If no one attended the delivery, circle 'Y'.