[Retracted] A Survey of Home Delivery and Newborn Care Practices among Women in a Suburban Area of Western Nigeria

Table 1

Place of delivery and attendance during delivery.

Place of delivery	Number of births (𝑁=300)	Percentage
In a room	181	60.3
Inside the house	96	32.0
Outside the house	12	4.0
Backyard of the house	8	2.7
Others	3	1.0
Attendant during delivery*
Neighbor	100	33.3
No attendant	47	15.7
Mother	15	5.0
Mother-in-law	15	5.0
Other family members	10	3.3
Auxiliary nurse midwife	32	10.7
Health assistant	8	2.7
Traditional birth attendant	70	23.3
Others	3	1.0

*More than one attendant might have been present.