Giving birth saver now than before

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Safety during birth has been on the rise in recent years as more births are attended to by trained medical professionals, a health official said on Saturday.

Up to 80 percent of births were now attended to by doctors or nurses, with the remainder being handled by midwives, said of Mataram health agency director Iftichar.

These figures were encouraging as they reflected better health awareness among people in the city, said Iftichar.

Previously, most births, especially in the countryside, were attended to by midwives. -- Antara