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Registered Live Births in the Municipality of Pola: 2022

Equal Birth proportion between males and females

In 2022, the number of births were evenly divided between males and females in the Municipality of Pola, with 45 births each (50 percent for both genders). This reflects a sex ratio at birth of 100 males per 100 females. (Figure 1)

Most of the births were timely registered

Out of the 90 registered births, 88 births were timely registered, of this, 43 births were females (48.9 percent) and 45 births were males (51.1 percent). Conversely, a total of 2 births were late registered, and were both females.

Most number of births registered in September

In 2022, September had the greatest number of registered births with 12 in all, or 13.3 percent of all births. The months of March with 11 births (12.2 percent) and July with 10 births (11.1 percent) came next. December, on the other hand, recorded no registered births.

Seven in ten birth deliveries were attended by midwife

Of the total number of births in Municipality of Pola, 74.4 percent were attended by midwife while 12.2 percent of births were assisted by nurse. Moreover, 6.7 percent were delivered by hilot/traditional birth attendant and 4.4 percent were delivered by other person excluding health professionals such as physician.

Nine in ten births delivered at health facility

In 2022, there were 79 births (87.8 percent) delivered at health institution, such as a hospital, birthing clinic, lying-in, outpatient care center, specialized care center, or the like. On the other side, 6 births (6.7 percent) delivered at home and the remaining five births (5.6 percent) happened at other place excluding the health facility and home.

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

In 2022, mothers between the ages of 25 and 29 accounted for 36 or 40.0 percent of all births registered in the Municipality of Pola. Furthermore, 23 births (25.6 percent) of all births, were from the ages of 20-24 years old.

In 2022, mothers between the ages of 30-34 had 21 births (23.3 percent) while 15-19 ages of mother had 7 births (7.8 percent). On the other hand, mothers between 35-40 ages had 3 births in total (3.3 percent).

Most number of registered births were illegitimate children

In 2022, most registered births were illegitimate children with 59 (65.6 percent), of this, 29 (49.2 percent) were males and 30 (50.8 percent) were females in Municipality of Pola. On the other hand, legitimate children have a fewer total number which are 31 (34.4 percent) wherein males had 16 (51.6 percent) and females had 15 (48.4 percent) of births registered.

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

JAMN/JVM

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.