From: Maternal super-obesity and perinatal outcomes in Australia: a national population-based cohort study
 | Super-obese group (N = 370) | Comparison (N = 621) | P value | ||
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No. | % | No. | % | ||
Lead care provider | |||||
 General practitioner | 72 | 19.5 | 122 | 19.6 | <0.01 |
 Hospital medical | 247 | 66.8 | 175 | 28.2 | |
 Hospital midwife | 34 | 9.2 | 182 | 29.3 | |
 Private obstetrician | 17 | 4.6 | 140 | 22.5 | |
 Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.3 |  |
Changed during pregnancy | |||||
 No | 312 | 84.3 | 566 | 91.1 | <0.01 |
 Yes | 56 | 15.1 | 55 | 8.9 | |
 Not stated | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 |  |
Transfer | |||||
 No | 326 | 88.1 | 596 | 96.0 | <0.01 |
 Yes | 44 | 11.9 | 25 | 4.0 | |
Timing of maternal transfer | |||||
 Antepartum | 34 | 77.3 | 19 | 76.0 | 0.77 |
 Intrapartum/Postpartum | 9 | 20.5 | 6 | 24.0 | |
 Not stated | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.0 |  |