From: Patients' perceptions of safety and quality of maternity clinical handover
Characteristic | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
Age (range 20-42 years) | Â | Â |
> 40 years | 1 | 3.3% |
31-40 years | 17 | 56.7% |
20-30 years | 12 | 40% |
Parity | Â | Â |
Primiparous | 21 | 70% |
Multiparous | 9 | 30% |
Gestation at birth (range 34-42 weeks) | Â | Â |
29-30 weeks (intermediate risk pre-term) | 2 | 6.6% |
37-41 weeks (full-term) | 26 | 86.7% |
42+ weeks (post-dates) | 2 | 6.6% |
Relationship status | Â | Â |
Married/De-facto | 28 | 93.3% |
Separated | 1 | 3.3% |
Single | 1 | 3.3% |
Patient's country of birth | Â | Â |
Australia | 21 | 70% |
Outside Australia | 9 | 30% |
Highest level of education attained | Â | Â |
Post-graduate education | 5 | 16.6% |
Tertiary (undergraduate education) | 19 | 63.3% |
Completed secondary education, or equivalent | 5 | 16.6% |
Some secondary education | 1 | 3.3% |
Clinical Unit | Â | Â |
'High Risk' Obstetric Unit | 7 | 23.3% |
'Low Risk' Obstetric Unit | 18 | 60% |
'Low Risk Obstetric', midwifery-led Birth Centre | 5 | 16.7% |
Shared Care with General Practitioner | 8 | 26.7% |