Table 1 Practice characteristics
| Â | Rate of intrapartum referrals among nulliparous women in midwifery practices (tertiles) | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (low) | T2 | T3 (high) | Total | χ2p-value | ||
n = 140 | n = 141 | n = 140 | n = 421 | |||
Practice size | ≤ 139 | 57 | 38 | 46 | 141 | .19 |
(nr of births attended/yr) | 140-229 | 42 | 50 | 47 | 139 | Â |
|  | ≥ 230 | 41 | 53 | 47 | 141 |  |
Distribution of parity | Nulliparous women | 46.0% | 46.4% | 46.8% | 46.4% | Â |
| Â | Multiparous women | 54.0% | 53.6% | 53.2% | 53.6% | Â |