Table 2 Service time norms, workloads and required numbers of women’s health professionals in East, Central and West areas of China

Gynecology/obstetrics outpatient and emergency

10

100987247

10929 (34.8%)

86037768

9311 (29.6%)

103410760

11192 (35.6%)

290435775

31432

Professional advising and consulting

15

21602719

3507 (31.8%)

22272702

3616 (32.8%)

24034874

3902 (35.4%)

67910295

11024

Premarital/preconception health checkup

10

5235813

567 (57.7%)

1775664

192 (19.6%)

2064646

223 (22.7%)

9076123

982

Family planning operation

30

5761371

1871 (37.7%)

3998898

1298 (26.2%)

5518310

1792 (36.1%)

15278579

4961

Antenatal examination

10

36901587

3994 (44.9%)

23501165

2543 (28.6%)

21787293

2358 (26.5%)

82190044

8895

Antenatal screening

10

5603484

606 (51.8%)

2002033

217 (18.5%)

3204861

347 (29.7%)

10810378

1170

Antenatal diagnosis

10

2159626

234 (41.2%)

1650572

179 (31.4%)

1439907

156 (27.5%)

5250105

568

Vaginal delivery

420

3232860

14695 (33.5%)

3705185

16842 (38.4%)

2705629

12298 (28.1%)

9643674

43835

Caesarean section

120

2585493

3358 (42.0%)

2061290

2677 (33.5%)

1513121

1965 (24.6%)

6159904

8000

Postpartum visit within hospital

10

2693203

291 (45.8%)

1570602

170 (26.7%)

1608929

174 (27.4%)

5872734

636

Postpartum visit outside hospital

60

7691330

4994 (38.1%)

6682810

4339 (33.1%)

5820741

3780 (28.8%)

20194881

13114

Gynecological disorder screening

10

32006400

3464 41.0%)

24094577

2608 (30.8%)

22033974

2385 (28.2%)

78134951

8456

Total

48510 (36.5%)

43992 (33.1%)

40571 (30.5%)

133073