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Table 1 Characteristics of responding and non-responding maternity units

From: Incident reviews in UK maternity units: a systematic appraisal of the quality of local guidelines

 

Responded

Did not respond

p value

No (%) of UK units

148 (70)

63 (30)

 

No (%) of units in England

124 (72)

48 (28)

 

No (%) of units in Northern Ireland

5 (56%)

4 (44%)

 

No (%) of units in Scotland

11 (65%)

6 (35%)

 

No (%) of units in Wales

8 (62%)

5 (38%)

 

Median no of births per unit (UK)*

3500

3250

0.99

Range

200 to 8800

150 to 6900

 

Median CNST level (Applies to units in England only)

1

1

0.46

  1. *Number of births in UK maternity units in 2011.