Demography
|
Maternal age (years)
|
522
| |
14, 44
|
29.10 (5.56)
|
Body Mass Index (BMI) at antenatal ‘booking-in’ visit
|
514
| |
15, 47
|
24.25 (5.42)
|
Birth weight, g
|
505
| |
1690, 4820
|
3487 (473)
|
< 2500
| |
5 (1)
| | |
2500–3999
| |
439 (84.1)
| | |
> 4000
| |
61 (11.7)
| | |
Baby’s gestation at birth
|
521
| |
33.6, 42.3
|
39.6 (1.4)
|
- < 32 weeks
| |
0 (0)
| | |
- 32–36 weeks
| |
20 (3.8)
| | |
- ≥ 37 weeks
| |
501 (96.2)
| | |
Marital Status
|
522
| | | |
- Married/defacto
| |
446 (85.4)
| | |
- Never married
| |
68 (13.0)
| | |
- Widowed, divorced, separated
| |
8 (1.6)
| | |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (yes)
|
522
|
18 (3.5)
| | |
Any smoking during pregnancy (yes)
|
518
|
49 (9.5)
| | |
Previous pregnancy (yes)
|
522
|
358 (69.1)
| | |
Previous birth (yes)
|
522
|
303 (58.0)
| | |
Previous Births
|
Total number of previous pregnancies (excluding nulliparous women)
|
354
| |
1, 11
|
2.08 (1.5)
|
Previous birth typea
| | | | |
- Spontaneous Vaginal Birth
|
303
|
247 (81.5)
| | |
- Instrumental Vaginal Birth
|
303
|
44 (14.5)
| | |
- Caesarean Birth
|
303
|
19 (6.3)
| | |
Previous PPH (yes)
| | | | |
- No
|
271
|
241 (88.9)
| | |
- Yes
|
271
|
14 (5.2)
| | |
- Unknown
|
271
|
16 (5.9)
| | |
Current Birth
|
Received antenatal care (yes)
|
522
|
516 (99.6)
| | |
Primary mode of care
|
518
| | | |
- Midwife (public)
| |
297 (57.3)
| | |
- Midwife (private)
| |
32 (6.2)
| | |
- Obstetric clinic (public)
| |
16 (3.1)
| | |
- GP shared clinic
| |
160 (30.9)
| | |
- Other
| |
13 (2.5)
| | |
Place of birth
|
522
| | | |
- Regional maternity unit
| |
466 (89.3)
| | |
- Rural maternity unit
| |
35 (6.7)
| | |
- Regional maternity unit (EPPM care)
| |
13 (2.5)
| | |
- Home birth (EPPM care)
| |
8 (1.5)
| | |
Placental Birth Management
|
522
| | | |
- Active
| |
291 (55.7)
| | |
- Modified/mixed active
| |
191 (36.6)
| | |
- Physiological
| |
40 (7.7)
| | |