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Table 3 Access to antenatal services and care received during pregnancy by ethnicity

From: Experiencing maternity care: the care received and perceptions of women from different ethnic groups

 

White

Mixed

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Black Caribbean

Black African

Other Ethnicity

>12 weeks first saw HP

        

  n (%)

859 (4.2)

18 (6.0)

33 (5.9)

46 (8.3)

8 (5.2)

16 (10.2)

64 (10.5)

87 (7.6)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

1.06 (0.64-1.75)

1.28 (0.88-1.86)

1.82 (1.31-2.53)

1.05 (0.50-2.19)

1.89 (1.11-3.23)

2.19 (1.63-2.92)

1.80 (1.41-2.30)

MW first HP seen

        

  n (%)

5128 (26.3)

59 (19.8)

118 (21.7)

171 (30.4)

27 (17.2)

19 (12.5)

85 (13.7)

220 (19.4)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.66 (0.49-0.90)

0.76 (0.61-0.94)

1.10 (0.91-1.34)

0.54 (0.35-0.82)

0.44 (0.26-0.74)

0.44 (0.26-0.74)

0.68 (0.58-0.80)

>12 weeks booking appointment

        

  n (%)

4375 (23.2)

105 (36.6)

141 (27.3)

142 (27.7)

33 (24.1)

55 (37.4)

229 (40.2)

324 (31.1)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

1.73 (1.34-2.23)

1.22 (0.99-1.49)

1.30 (1.06-1.59)

1.09 (0.73-1.62)

1.66 (1.17-2.36)

2.02 (1.68-2.42)

1.46 (1.27-1.69)

Less than 10 AN check-ups

        

  n (%)

14768 (77.6)

208 (73.8)

386 (74.5)

425 (83.2)

118 (87.4)

111 (77.1)

405 (77.4)

851 (82.3)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.86 (0.64-1.14)

0.84 (0.69-1.03)

1.45 (1.14-1.85)

2.08 (1.22-3.54)

1.08 (0.71-1.64)

1.03 (0.83-1.29)

1.32 (1.11-1.57)

Dating scan (8–14 weeks)

        

  n (%)

19506 (95.7)

288 (93.5)

528 (93.5)

518 (92.7)

147 (93.6)

149 (96.1)

575 (91.7)

1054 (91.8)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.68 (0.42-1.10)

0.68 (0.48-0.96)

0.58 (0.42-0.82)

0.73 (0.37-1.43)

1.31 (0.56-3.05)

0.56 (0.41-0.78)

0.51 (0.40-0.64)

Down’s syndrome testing

       

  n (%)

14731 (97.0)

223 (96.5)

415 (96.3)

279 (95.2)

89 (96.7)

129 (97.7)

468 (95.7)

877 (94.6)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.84 (0.40-1.78)

0.88 (0.52-1.48)

0.67 (0.38-1.18)

1.02 (0.32-3.29)

1.89 (0.57-6.28)

0.82 (0.51-1.31)

0.58 (0.42-0.80)

Anomaly scan (20 weeks)

        

  n (%)

20271 (99.3)

301 (98.0)

553 (97.5)

551 (96.2)

148 (96.1)

158 (100)

597 (95.5)

1123 (97.1)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.47 (0.20-1.10)

0.29 (0.16-0.52)

0.21 (0.13-0.34)

0.24 (0.10-0.57)

0

0.18 (0.11-0.29)

0.26 (0.17-0.38)

2 or more scans during pregnancy

        

  n (%)

20141 (98.6)

302 (96.2)

548 (96.5)

543 (94.6)

152 (96.2)

157 (98.1)

587 (93.6)

1105 (95.3)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.40 (0.21-0.76)

0.37 (0.23-0.59)

0.27 (0.18-0.40)

0.49 (0.21-1.15)

0.94 (0.27-3.29)

0.22 (0.15-0.31)

0.30 (0.22-0.42)

Attended antenatal classes

        

  n (%)

6371 (59.4)

93 (52.0)

198 (63.1)

81 (25.6)

31 (37.8)

46 (46.5)

177 (46.0)

355 (52.0)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

1.17 (0.76-1.81)

1.22 (0.88-1.69)

0.34 (0.24-0.48)

0.71 (0.37-1.38)

0.85 (0.49-1.47)

1.05 (0.77-1.43)

0.77 (0.61-0.98)

  1. *Adjusted for woman’s age, parity and partner status HP health professional, MW midwife, AN antenatal. Figures in bold are statistically significant.