Table 3 Health service use by age group and mode of conception (% unless otherwise specified), for women with and without private health insurance
No private health insurance | Private health insurance | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | Mode of conception | Age group (years) | Mode of conception | |||||||
Up to 30 | 31 – 36 | 37 and older | SC | ARTC | Up to 30 | 31 – 36 | 37 and older | SC | ARTC | |
n = 50 | n =50 | n = 26 | n = 90 | n = 36 | n = 128 | n = 168 | n = 170 | n = 205 | n = 261 | |
Most antenatal care from specialist obstetrician in private consulting rooms | 4.0 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 76.8 | 81.5 | 82.6 | 70.3 | 88.8*** |
Consulted during pregnancy: | ||||||||||
General practitioner | 94.0 | 95.9 | 87.5 | 97.8 | 82.4* | 81.7 | 73.5 | 77.3 | 85.8 | 70.0*** |
Hospital doctor | 51.0 | 53.2 | 69.6 | 50.6 | 70.0 | 25.2** | 12.3 | 22.7* | 19.1 | 20.2 |
Non-obstetric medical specialist | 16.7 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 14.3 | 32.1 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 24.8* | 11.8 | 24.6 |
Midwife | 85.1 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 90.6 | 93.8 | 46.4 | 45.6 | 47.8 | 52.0 | 42.1* |
Physiotherapist / Chiropractor / Osteopath | 17.0 | 22.7 | 37.5 | 22.9 | 25.0 | 26.4 | 40.8* | 39.2* | 32.7 | 38.9 |
Counsellor / Psychologist / Social Worker | 8.5 | 15.9 | 22.7 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 5.6** | 9.2* | 17.9 | 8.2 | 13.9 |
Complementary health practitioner | 17.5 | 28.2 | 38.1 | 26.8 | 24.1 | 24.5*** | 35.7* | 48.6 | 33.5 | 40.5 |
Number of ultrasound scans Mean (SD)1 | 2.62 (1.1) | 3.54 (2.8) | 3.29 (1.6)* | 2.81 (1.4) | 3.82 (2.8)** | 3.56 (2.1)*** | 3.65 (2.1)** | 4.66 (3.6) | 3.31 (1.7) | 4.54 (3.3)*** |
Nuchal translucency test | 71.4 | 86.0 | 79.2 | 78.4 | 80.0 | 83.5 | 92.5* | 86.4 | 85.1 | 89.8 |
CVS or amniocentesis | 16.0 | 18.0 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 13.9 | 14.8* | 15.5* | 24.7 | 19.5 | 18.0 |
Glucose Tolerance Test | 89.8 | 95.9 | 95.5 | 90.9 | 100.0 | 97.7 | 95.1 | 97.0 | 96.1 | 96.9 |
24 hr Urine Collection | 8.5 | 16.7 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.9 |
Cervical Suture | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
Overall antenatal care rated as good or very good | 77.6 | 78.0 | 92.3 | 79.8 | 83.3 | 89.8 | 89.9 | 89.3 | 83.9 | 94.2*** |