Number of children born (give number in two digits, like: 01, 02... 10, 11, etc. If none, write 00)

Particulars of birth in the last 12 months from women aged 15-49 years
[Questions 8-10 were asked of females age 15 to 49]

[Questions 9-10 were asked of females age 15 to 49 who have given birth during the last 12 months]

9. State who assisted her during the delivery

This part of the questionnaire relates to fertility information. These questions will be asked in the case of female aged 15 and over in the household who have already been enumerated in part 2 of Form B household Questionnaire. Note that information should be collected in this part for all women ages 15 and over in the household irrespective of their age or marital status. In other words, this will include elderly women and women who were never married, widowed, divorced, or separated.

82.1 you have already listed the names of usual members present and visitors present in the household on survey night in column 2 of part 2. You have also collected information about the persons in column 3 to 25 of part 2. Now you have to first identify from columns 2, 4 and 5 of part 2, all female aged 15 and over in the household. As an indication that you have identified each such female, you should tick mark the serial number of the female concerned in column 1 of part 2. You have to collect fertility information about these women and record them in columns 4 to 7 of Form B Part 3 of the questionnaire.

Following are the instructions for filling-in columns 1 to 7 of Form B part 3 of the questionnaire

92. Column 9: state who assisted her during the delivery.

92.1. Note that this question has to be answered only if there was birth in the last twelve months to women aged 15 to 49 (i.e. column 8 has entries other than 0). As already stated, if there is 0 in column 8 (a) and 8(b) you have to put dash (-) in this column.

Ascertain who attended on the woman during delivery of her child in the last twelve months. Please enter the appropriate code from the list given under Column 9. Which is reproduced below: