Table 2 Service use and weight recording practices across the 3 study cohorts
Cohort 1 (n visits = 38,785) | Cohort 2 (n = 32,694) | Cohort 3 (n = 24,623) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Date range (months) | April 2014–June 2015 (15) | July 2015–September 2016 (15) | October 2016–December 2017 (15) | |
Proportion of women with weight each visit recorded (overall) (%) | 4.2% | 18.9% | 61.8% | < 0.001 |
Weight recorded at booking visit | 92.2% | 84.8% | 92.2% | < 0.001 |
Proportion of women with weight each visit recorded (%) – By clinician group | < 0.001 | |||
by Midwives | 4.0% | 20.7% | 62.5% | |
by Doctors | 4.1% | 7.6% | 53.3% | |
By model of care | < 0.001 | |||
In the hospital | 4.0% | 15.7% | 56.6% | < 0.001 |
In the community | 4.0% | 24.7% | 69.8% | < 0.001 |
By ppBMI category | < 0.001 | |||
< 18.5 kg/m2 | 5.7% | 22.0% | 64.6% | < 0.001 |
18.5–24.9 kg/m2 | 3.8% | 17.3% | 60.9% | < 0.001 |
25–29.9 kg/m2 | 3.6% | 20.0% | 62.0% | < 0.001 |
30 + kg/m2 | 5.8% | 21.5% | 63.5% | < 0.001 |