The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reports that 91.15% of married women aged 15-49 who gave birth to a live child in the past two years delivered in a health facility.
Government or private hospitals were the most frequently chosen birthing location, accounting for 38.12% in 2023.
Next, 19.19% of Indonesian women gave birth at a birthing house or clinic. Then, 17.15% of married women gave birth at a community health center (puskesmas), and 11.27% at a health worker's (nakes) practice.
(See also: [link to article about Indonesian women not using contraception after childbirth])
Meanwhile, 13.91% of married women gave birth in other health facilities such as sub-community health centers and village birthing houses or village health posts.
However, not all women gave birth in health facilities.
BPS data indicates that 8.54% of married women gave birth at home. This breaks down to 4.82% in urban areas and 13.26% in rural areas.
(See also: [link to article about Indonesian women's prenatal checkups at community health centers])