Variation in clinical decision-making for induction of labour: a qualitative study

Table 1 Characteristics of the sample hospitals

Hospital	Size of hospital^a	Geographic location	Type of care^b	IOL rate for nulliparae at term (%) [13]	Hospital rate for IOL
A	Small	Urban	Public district	11	Low
B	Small	Rural	Public district	11	Low
C	Medium	Rural	Public district	11	Low
D	Large	Urban	Private	12	Low
E	Medium	Urban	Public district	13	Low
F	Medium	Urban	Public district	25	High
G	Large	Urban	Public tertiary	27	High
H	Large	Urban	Private	28	High
I	Large	Urban	Public tertiary	29	High
J	Small	Rural	Public district	30	High

^aLarge hospitals > 2000 births per annum; medium hospitals 500–2000 births per annum; small hospitals < 500 births per annum
^bType of care: Public care- a range of models of care depending on need including obstetric care, mixed obstetric/midwifery care or midwifery led care (district care- birth and care for mothers and babies with normal and moderate risk factors; tertiary care- care for mothers and babies with normal, moderate and high risk factors); Private care- private obstetrician led care

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