Table 2 Delivery and post-delivery service provision by the private sector providers in the Indian state of Bihar in 2011, 2016 and 2020–2021
|  | Percent of livebirths N = 2259 (% to N) | Percent of livebirths N = 3314 (% to N) | Percent of livebirths N = 1630 (% to N) | Percent change (95% CI) | Percent change (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 2011 | 2016 | 2020–2021a | 2011 to 2016 | 2016 to 2020–2021 |
Delivery indicators | |||||
 Referred delivery | NA | 407 (12.3) | 322 (16.5) | NA | 34.1 (16.9 to 51.4) |
 Oxytocin use in labour | NA | 2695 (81.3) | 1134 (74.4) | NA |  − 8.5 (− 11.6 to − 5.4) |
 Delivery by C-sectionb | 441 (19.5) | 1413 (42.7) | 786 (50.8) | 119.0 (106.9 to 131.0) | 19.0 (12.1 to 25.9) |
 Push/pull during delivery by the health providerc | NA | 291 (8.8) | 99 (6.0) |  |  − 35.7 (− 52.3 to − 19.2) |
Post-delivery indicators | |||||
 Birthweight measuredd | 1622 (71.8) | 2989 (91.5) | 1555 (97.2) | 27.4 (24.5 to 30.3) | 6.3 (4.9 to 7.6) |
 Antiseptic cord careb | 1227 (54.9) | 926 (27.9) | 468 (27.2) |  − 49.2 (− 53.8 to − 44.5) |  − 2.5 (− 12.0 to 6.9) |
 Skin-to-skin caree | 496 (22.0) | 626 (19.6) | 423 (23.6) |  − 10.9 (− 20.8 to − 1.0) | 20.4 (7.8 to 33.0) |
 Delayed bathing of the baby (> 2 days)b,f,g | 956 (42.7) | 2011 (61.7) | 1231 (81.6) | 44.5 (38.3 to 50.7) | 32.3 (28.1 to 36.4) |
 Breast-fed within 1-h post-deliveryb,f,h | 1005 (44.9) | 1391 (42.7) | 333 (20.0) |  − 4.9 (− 10.9 to 1.1) |  − 53.2 (− 59.3 to − 47.0) |
 Neonate referred elsewhere at birthb |  |  | 293 (15.6) |  |  |