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Table 2 Model of care among super-obese and comparison women who gave birth in Australia, 2010

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

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

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