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Table 1 Comparison of the characteristics of French maternity units that did and did not participate in the study

From: Incidence of immediate postpartum hemorrhages in French maternity units: a prospective observational study (HERA study)

 

Participants

n = 181

%

Non-participantsa

n = 377

%

p value

Total no. deliveriesb

  < 250

7.7

11.4

0.12

 250–749

58.0

49.9

 

  ≥ 750

34.3

38.7

 

Level of carec

 Level I

45.9

50.1

0.22

 Level II

38.1

38.2

 

 Level III

16.0

11.7

 

Type of facility

 University hospital

8.8

8.8

0.02

 General hospital

64.1

52.5

 

 Private hospital

27.1

38.7

 

Regiond

 Province

82.9

82.8

0.97

 Île de France

17.1

17.2

 
  1. aMaternity units that did not participate in the study among all French maternity units, according to 2010 healthcare facility statistics
  2. bDelivery during the 6-month study period
  3. cLevel I: no neonatology department. Level II: presence of a department of neonatology and special care in the same building or immediate proximity to the site of delivery. Level III: neonatal intensive care present in the same building (in addition to neonatology units) or immediate proximity to the delivery room
  4. dIle de France includes Paris and its metropolitan area. Province is all other French regions
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