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Registered Live Births in Municipality of Baco, 2022

More females were born than males

In 2022, more females (66 or 55.0 percent share) were born than male (54 or 45.0 percent share), resulting in 82 males per 100 females sex ratio at birth in the Municipality of Baco. (Figure 1)

Most of the births were timely registered

Out of the 120 registered births, 63 births were timely registered, of this, 37 births were females (58.7 percent) and 26 births were males (41.2 percent). Conversely, a total of 57 births were late registered, 29 births (50.9 percent) were females while 28 births (49.1 percent) were males.

Most number of births registered in January

In 2022, January had the greatest number of registered births with 16 in all, or 13.3 percent of all births. The months of June with 14 births (11.6 percent) and July 13 births (10.8 percent) came next. March and December, on the other hand, had the lowest number with 5 births each.

One out of three birth deliveries were attended by midwives

Of the total number of births in Municipality of Baco, 35.0 percent were attended by midwives while 20.8 percent were delivered by a hilot/traditional birth attendant. Moreover, 40.8 percent were delivered by other person excluding health professionals such as physician and nurse with 1.6 percent of share.

Seven in ten births delivered at home

In 2022, there were 88 registered births (73.3 percent) delivered at home rather than hospital. A health institution, such as a hospital, birthing clinic, lying-in, outpatient care center, specialized care center, or the like, was used to deliver 32 births (26.7 percent).

In all of the births, seven out of ten were delivered at home as compared to a medical facility. The topography or the parents' area influence the delivery location, particularly if the residence is too remote from the city and it takes an hour to get to the nearest hospital.

Majority of babies were born to mothers aged 25-29 years old

In 2022, mothers between the ages of 25 and 29 accounted for 37 or 30.8 percent of all births registered in the Municipality of Baco. Furthermore, 25 births (20.8 percent) of all births, were from the ages of 20-24 years old.

Moreover, mothers between the ages of 35-39 had 16 births (13.3 percent) while 30-34 ages of mother had 15 births (12.5 percent). On the other hand, mothers between15-19 ages had 12 births in total (10.0 percent).

Most number of registered births were legitimate children

In 2022, most registered births were legitimate children with 63 (52.5 percent), of this, 30 (47.6 percent) were males and 33 (52.4 percent) were females in Municipality of Baco. On the other hand, illegitimate children have a fewer total number which are 57 (47.5 percent) wherein males had 24 (42.1 percent) and females had 33 (57.9 percent) of births registered.

(SGD) CHARLYN ROMERO-CANTOS
(Chief Administrative Officer)
Officer-in-Charge
Oriental Mindoro Provincial Statistical Office

TECHNICAL NOTES

Live births shall be reported for registration to C/MCR not later than thirty (30) days from the date of birth.

Any report made to the LCROs beyond the reglementary period are considered late and can be entered only in the civil register after the informant complies with the requirements for delayed registration.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Live birth is the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breaths or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached; each product of such birth is considered live born.

Legitimate child is a child who is born to parents who are married to each other. This means that their parents are legally recognized as being married and the child is considered to be their lawful child. A legitimate child has certain legal rights and privileges that an illegitimate child may not have.