Table 4 Birthplace preferences of all women who accessed care at the CMUs
CMU | Seaview | Cherrytrees | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intended Birthplace | Frequency | Percentage (%) | Frequency | Percentage (%) | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
At Booking | ||||||
CMU | 197 | 51.6 | 199 | 65.9 | 396 | 58.0 |
Obstetric Unit | 130 | 34.0 | 56 | 18.5 | 186 | 27.2 |
Undecided | 42 | 11.0 | 42 | 13.9 | 84 | 12.3 |
Other Midwife-led Unit | 9 | 2.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 11 | 1.6 |
Home | 3 | 0.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 6 | 0.9 |
Total | 381 | 100 | 302 | 100 | 683 | 100 |
At 36 weeks | ||||||
CMU | 221 | 58.0 | 225 | 74.5 | 446 | 65.3 |
Obstetric Unit | 127 | 33.3 | 66 | 21.9 | 193 | 28.3 |
Undecided | 8 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 9 | 1.3 |
Other Midwife-led Unit | 16 | 4.2 | 5 | 1.6 | 21 | 3.1 |
Home | 1 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.4 |
Given Birth | 8 | 2.1 | 3 | 1.0 | 11 | 1.6 |
Total | 381 | 100 | 302 | 100 | 683 | 100 |
At Onset of Labour | ||||||
CMU | 194 | 50.9 | 188 | 62.2 | 382 | 56.0 |
Obstetric Unit | 154 | 40.4 | 105 | 34.8 | 259 | 37.9 |
Other Midwife-led Unit | 26 | 6.8 | 2 | 0.7 | 28 | 4.1 |
Home | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0.6 |
Given Birth | 7 | 1.9 | 3 | 1.0 | 10 | 1.4 |
Total | 381 | 100 | 302 | 100 | 683 | 100 |