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Institutional &

Non-
Institutional
Deliveries
NON-
INSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL
 Birthing Facilities  Outside of Birthing Facilities
 Hospitals  Home Birth
 Labor & Delivery Department  Hilot or Traditional Birth
 Operating Department Attendant
 Emergency Department  Midwife
 Infirmaries  Water Birth
 Quasi-Hospitals (does not satisfy  Birth Pool with Warm Water
DOH Hospital Standards)  Emergency Childbirth
 Birthing Homes  Vehicles
 Primary Care Facilities (satisfy
DOH BF Standards)  Public Places
PROS & CONS | HOSPITAL DELIVERIES
 Advantages  Disadvantages
 Better equipped for all  Distance from the hospital
eventualities than its  Costly (₱25,000 – ₱40,000)
counterparts  Stress due to unfamiliar place
 Pain relief availability (including  Sacrificed birth preferences
epidurals)
 Fewer birthing positions
 Reassurance in knowing the
presence of medical help when  Less support people
needed  Delivery doctor (voided
 A chance for recovery continuum of care)
 Breastfeeding support
 Presence of a NICU
PROS & CONS | NON-INSTITUTIONAL
DELIVERIES
 Advantages  Disadvantages
 More control over the experience  Not the safest option, depending
 Giving birth in a familiar setting on individual risk factors
 Less to no pressure to use  Insurance may not cover any
medications or interventions associated costs
 Reduced cost  Birth can be messy
 Religious or cultural  May be transferred to the
considerations hospital in the event of an
 Opportunity for unlimited skin-to- emergency
skin time with baby  Unavailability of emergency care
and equipment
Administrative Order (AO) 2008-0029
 Implementing Health Reforms for the Rapid Reduction of Maternal
and Neonatal Mortality
 Unofficially dubbed as the “No Home Birthing Policy”
 All pregnant women should give birth only in “facility-based centers”
 Must be attended by “skilled health personnel”
 Doctor, Nurse, or Midwife with proficiency in managing pregnancy
and childbirth
 Quezon City Ordinance No. SP-2171, S-2012
 prohibited Home Births and Traditional Birth Attendants
 Carrying a ₱5,000.00 fine
Institutional &
Non-
Institutional
Deliveries

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