Women’s perceptions of antenatal care: are we following guideline recommended care?

Table 1 Demographics and characteristics of pregnancy for sample (N = 223)

		Number	Percent	% for NSW in 2012(31)
Age	under 20	3	1.4	3.1^a
	20–24	44	20	13
	25–29	71	32	27
	30–34	69	32	33
	35–39	24	11	19
	over 40	8	3.7	4.8
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin	Yes	12	5.4	3.4
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin	No	209	95	97
Marital status	Married	106	48
	De Facto	84	38
	Never married	23	10
	Divorced or separated	9	4.1
Speak English at home	Yes	215	97
Speak English at home	No	6	2.7
Born in Australia	Yes	197	89	65
Born in Australia	No	24	11	35
Private Health Insurance	Yes	68	31
Private Health Insurance	No	154	69
Highest level of education	High School or below	82	37
	Trade or vocational training	74	33
	University degree	66	30
Trimester at time of survey	1	1	0.5
	2	52	24
	3	166	75
	given birth	2	0.9
Model of antenatal care	High risk	100	46
	Midwife	55	25
	Shared care	56	26
	Birth centre	8	3.6	3.5
Previous pregnancies	No	72	33
	Yes	145	67
Parity	No births >24 weeks	89	41	44^b
	1	74	34	33
	2	32	15	14
	3	17	7.9	5
	>4	3	1.4	3.3
Total		223*		98138

^aNSW data includes those younger than 18 which our study excludes. Comparison was conducted without this category
^bNSW data counts birth from 20 weeks
*Missing data present so not all factors add to this total

ISSN: 1471-2393