This indicator captures the proportion of women who have given birth to one or more live children in the three years before the survey and who received antenatal care from a physician during their recent pregnancy. It emphasizes the
importance of skilled medical support by acknowledging only the highest qualified provider involved in the care, thereby ensuring that those receiving assistance from doctors are highlighted. The data source varies between the DHS surveys, which focus on a three-year timeframe, and the MICS surveys, analyzing one and two-year periods. Ultimately, this measure sheds light on the
accessibility and quality of maternal healthcare services, reflecting broader health system effectiveness and potentially influencing outcomes for mothers and their infants.
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