One limitation of our data was that haemoglobin was tested for only 77.1% of the women. Comparison of women whose haemoglobin was tested and not tested revealed that the proportion of women with home-deliveries was higher among those whose haemoglobin was not tested. Since the prevalence of postpartum anaemia was higher among women with home-deliveries in this study, the actual proportion of women with postpartum anaemia could be higher. Another limitation of the study was that we did not have information about women's problems prior to delivery