In 2012, births attended by skilled health staff for Gabon was 87.1 %. Births attended by skilled health staff of Gabon increased from 82.6 % in 2000 to 87.1 % in 2012 growing at an average annual rate of 2.69%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.