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Natonin Registers 10 Teenage Mothers
Of the total registered births in Natonin in 2022, 10 births or 25.83 percent of the total were teenage mothers. This figure was higher by 150 percent compared to the total teenage moms listed in this municipality during the previous year at 4 teenage mothers.
In addition, the youngest mother who gave birth in Natonin this year was 15 years old. In the years 2020 and 2021, the youngest mother recorded by this municipality was another 15 years old.
According to birth order, the youngest mom who bore her 2nd child in 2022 was 17 years old; for her 3rd child was 24 years old while the youngest woman who already bore her 5th child was 20 years old.
In 2021, the youngest who gave birth to her 2nd child and was registered in this municipality was 17 years old and the youngest who bore her 3rd child was 22 years old.
About Four in Every 100 Births in Mountain Province are Registered in Natonin
The municipality of Natonin registered a total of 151 births in 2022. It had 3.70 percent share to the total births listed in the province at 4,077 births.
The highest number of births was registered in March with 29 or 19.21 percent share to the total number of births registered in this municipality. This means that about 2 in every 10 births in Natonin in 2022 was registered in March.
October has the least number of births at just 6 births.
Males Outnumbered Females in Terms of Registered Births
According to sex, it was noted that there were more males than females who were born in Natonin in 2022 at 78 births. This was 6.85 percent higher than the female births at 73.
The difference of male births to their female counterparts during the months of January, February and April contributed to the higher number of male births in the municipality. There were the same number of male and female births in August.
There were more male births in 2021 but at just a minimal difference of 1 birth while, 2019 and 2020 recorded the opposite trend. These years recorded more female than male births.
Almost Three in Every Four Births are Registered Late
Of the 151 registered births in Natonin in 2022, 112 births or 74.17 percent were registered late. This means that about 3 in every 10 births in the municipality were registered late. The number of timely registrations were at 39 births.
By sex, late registration among females were higher than males. 71.79 percent of the total male births in the municipality were registered late while 76.71 percent of all female births were registered late.
About One in Every Three Births is Illegitimate
Of the 151 births registered in Natonin in 2022, 54 births or 35.76 percent were illegitimate. This means that about 1 in every 3 babies registered in the municipality in 2022 were born out of wedlock.
Categorizing by sex, illegitimate births were slightly higher among female than male babies. 29.49 percent of the male births were illegitimate. In comparison, 42.47 percent of all female births were also born to unmarried parents.
About Three in Every Ten Births are First Born Babies
According to birth order, 27.81 percent of the registered births in Natonin during the year were first born children. This translates to about 3 in every 10 births in the municipality were first born babies. In addition, 21.85 percent were 2nd born and 13.25 percent were third born babies. The mother with the highest number of children who gave birth this year bore her 10th child.
About One in Every Ten Births is Attended by a Midwife
Of the total births registered in Natonin, 15.89 percent were attended by physicians; 0.66 percent were attended by nurses; 9.27 were attended by midwives; 5.30 percent were attended by hilot/unlicensed midwives and the remaining percentage were attended by others.
For male births, 16.67 percent were attended by physicians; while 69.23 percent were attended by others. For female births, 15.07 percent were attended by physicians while 68.49 percent were attended by others.
About Two in Every Ten Mothers Who Gave Birth are 20 to 24 Years Old
Of the total women who gave birth in this municipality in 2022, 19.87 percent were under the age group 20 to 24 years old. This was followed by age group 25 to 29 years old at 16.56 percent and age group 40 to 44 years old at 9.93 percent of the total.
According to single year, the highest number of mothers who gave birth this year was aged 20 years old at 11 births. This means that about 7 in every 100 women who gave in Natonin in 2022 were aged 20 years old.
The oldest mother who bore a child this year was 44 years old.
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Live Birth- the complete expulsion or extraction of a product of conception from its mother, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which after such separation, breathes 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 the umbilical cord has been cut off or the placenta is still attached.
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JERRY G. SANTOS
Chief Statistical Specialist
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