Table 8 Women’s perceptions of postnatal care 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In hospital always treated with kindness | ||||||||
n (%) | 12616 (63.6) | 203 (65.9) | 325 (57.9) | 345 (60.8) | 75 (48.4) | 94 (60.3) | 397 (63.0) | 698 (61.0) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.12 (0.87-1.45) | 0.81 (0.68-0.97) | 0.86 (0.72-1.04) | 0.50 (0.35-0.70) | 0.84 (0.60-1.17) | 0.92 (0.75-1.07) | 0.87 (0.76-0.99) |
After hospital discharge, help given when contacted MW | ||||||||
n (%) | 13282 (96.2) | 216 (94.3) | 390 (94.9) | 405 (95.3) | 109 (96.5) | 102 (92.7) | 416 (96.5) | 822 (94.6) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.60 (0.32-1.13) | 0.80 (0.50-1.28) | 0.83 (0.51-1.33) | 0.96 (0.35-2.65) | 0.54 (0.26-1.13) | 1.10 (0.64-1.89) | 0.72 (0.52-0.99) |
Saw MW as much as wanted | ||||||||
n (%) | 15732 (78.1) | 213 (69.8) | 316 (56.6) | 297 (52.4) | 78 (50.6) | 96 (60.8) | 320 (52.1) | 613 (53.0) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.67 (0.52-0.88) | 0.36 (0.30-0.43) | 0.32 (0.27-0.38) | 0.28 (0.20-0.39) | 0.51 (0.36-0.71) | 0.32 (0.27-0.37) | 0.31 (0.27-0.35) |
Enough information on emotional changes | ||||||||
n (%) | 15279 (80.1) | 226 (77.4) | 413 (77.1) | 377 (69.7) | 99 (67.3) | 117 (76.5) | 462 (77.6) | 851 (78.1) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.81 (0.60-1.08) | 0.83 (0.67-1.03) | 0.58 (0.48-0.71) | 0.53 (0.37-0.76) | 0.88 (0.59-1.29) | 0.85 (0.69-1.05) | 0.86 (0.73-1.00) |
Postnatal overall rating good | ||||||||
n (%) | 18024 (88.7) | 274 (86.7) | 481 (84.5) | 485 (82.6) | 122 (76.7) | 126 (79.7) | 579 (89.8) | 1010 (86.3) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.79 (0.56-1.13) | 0.67 (0.53-0.85) | 0.61 (0.48-0.76) | 0.42 (0.29-0.62) | 0.54 (0.36-0.80) | 1.06 (0.81-1.39) | 0.75 (0.63-0.90) |