Table 7 Postnatal care received 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PN stay 3 days or more | ||||||||
n (%) | 5658 (28.5) | 102 (32.8) | 206 (36.6) | 190 (33.8) | 51 (32.5) | 50 (32.1) | 242 (38.5) | 381 (33.1) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.15 (0.87-1.51) | 1.41 (1.17-1.70) | 1.47 (1.21-1.79) | 1.27 (0.88-1.83) | 1.13 (0.78-1.65) | 1.63 (1.36-1.96) | 1.16 (1.01-1.34) |
Felt length of stay too long/short vs about right | ||||||||
n (%) | 5342 (27.4) | 76 (25.3) | 177 (32.7) | 189 (34.9) | 42 (29.0) | 48 (32.0) | 170 (28.6) | 311 (28.7) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.85 (0.64-1.12) | 1.28 (1.06-1.55) | 1.35 (1.12-1.63) | 1.13 (0.78-1.63) | 1.22 (0.85-1.74) | 1.08 (0.89-1.31) | 1.06 (0.92-1.23) |
Baby put to breast at least once | ||||||||
n (%) | 16763 (81.8) | 290 (92.1) | 563 (97.9) | 538 (91.2) | 156 (98.1) | 150 (94.3) | 611 (95.2) | 1144 (96.8) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 3.32 (2.12-5.18) | 12.65 (7.01-22.84) | 3.64 (2.67-4.95) | 17.49 (5.40-56.62) | 7.90 (3.69-16.88) | 6.75 (4.48-10.16) | 8.13 (5.67-11.67) |
Baby was fed by any breast milk vs only formula milk in the first few days | ||||||||
n (%) | 15667 (76.7) | 279 (88.9) | 530 (92.2) | 475 (80.5) | 141 (88.7) | 144 (90.6) | 592 (92.5) | 1071 (90.8) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 3.14 (2.11-4.68) | 4.12 (2.96-5.71) | 1.93 (1.53-2.43) | 3.23 (1.88-5.55) | 5.19 (2.89-9.33) | 5.27 (3.78-7.36) | 3.45 (2.75-4.33) |
Generally had consistent advice from midwives and others | ||||||||
n (%) | 15230 (77.9) | 248 (82.4) | 472 (83.0) | 479 (83.4) | 120 (77.9) | 132 (85.2) | 563 (91.0) | 998 (86.3) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.21 (0.88-1.67) | 1.37 (1.09-1.72) | 1.22 (0.97-1.54) | 0.84 (0.56-1.25) | 1.54 (0.97-2.42) | 2.63 (1.96-3.52) | 1.82 (1.51-2.18) |
Given breast feeding support | ||||||||
n (%) | 16983 (85.9) | 258 (85.1) | 478 (84.3) | 482 (84.9) | 130 (83.3) | 128 (83.7) | 561 (90.5) | 1029 (88.8) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.90 (0.64-1.26) | 0.87 (0.68-1.10) | 0.94 (0.73-1.20) | 0.80 (0.51-1.24) | 0.88 (0.56-1.38) | 1.55 (1.17-2.07) | 1.28 (1.05-1.56) |
Feeding advice received | ||||||||
n (%) | 15421 (87.4) | 232 (84.1) | 449 (83.8) | 423 (80.9) | 117 (81.3) | 122 (83.6) | 496 (85.7) | 933 (87.2) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.75 (0.53-1.07) | 0.76 (0.60-0.98) | 0.70 (0.55-0.89) | 0.68 (0.44-1.05) | 0.90 (0.57-1.42) | 0.93 (0.73-1.20) | 0.95 (0.78-1.15) |
Information on recovery after birth | ||||||||
n (%) | 16218 (82.0) | 247 (80.5) | 462 (83.4) | 450 (79.9) | 126 (81.3) | 124 (80.5) | 548 (87.5) | 967 (85.4) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.88 (0.65-1.18) | 1.07 (0.85-1.36) | 0.80 (0.64-0.99) | 0.87 (0.57-1.32) | 0.92 (0.61-1.40) | 1.41 (1.09-1.82) | 1.29 (1.08-1.55) |
> = 5 MW visits | ||||||||
n (%) | 4961 (24.8) | 60 (20.1) | 124 (22.3) | 111 (19.9) | 22 (13.8) | 31 (19.5) | 115 (18.5) | 259 (22.8) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.76 (0.57-1.03) | 0.84 (0.69-1.04) | 0.80 (0.64-0.99) | 0.46 (0.29-0.73) | 0.70 (0.47-1.06) | 0.64 (0.52-0.80) | 0.89 (0.77-1.04) |
Given information/explanations needed | ||||||||
n (%) | 10403 (52.4) | 172 (55.5) | 299 (52.8) | 297 (52.8) | 75 (48.4) | 88 (56.4) | 393 (62.2) | 637 (55.2) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.10 (0.86-1.40) | 1.02 (0.86-1.21) | 0.91 (0.76-1.09) | 0.77 (0.55-1.08) | 1.07 (0.77-1.50) | 1.38 (1.16-1.65) | 1.09 (0.96-1.24) |
Had postnatal check | ||||||||
n (%) | 18096 (89.2) | 279 (89.1) | 499 (88.6) | 469 (79.8) | 122 (77.2) | 127 (81.9) | 566 (88.4) | 1030 (87.8) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.09 (0.73-1.61) | 0.95 (0.72-1.24) | 0.53 (0.42-0.66) | 0.44 (0.30-0.66) | 0.62 (0.40-0.94) | 0.98 (0.76-1.26) | 0.87 (0.72-1.06) |