Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers receiving obstetric intervention during labour and birth in Queensland between 01/07/2012 and 30/06/2015 (percentage %)
| Â | Caesarean section | Instrumental vaginal birth | Vaginal (non-instrumental) birth | Induction of labour | Episiotomy | Epidural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indigenous | 26.2 | 6.0 | 67.8 | 21.8 | 3.9 | 10.0 |
Non-Indigenous | 34.4 | 10.3 | 55.3 | 24.7 | 6.8 | 16.2 |
Cramer’s V | 0.0417*** | 0.0342*** | 0.0605*** | 0.0160*** | 0.0282*** | 0.0407*** |
Major city | 35.7 | 11.3 | 53.1 | 24.6 | 7.7 | 18.0 |
Inner regional | 32.0 | 9.2 | 58.7 | 24.3 | 5.7 | 16.2 |
Outer regional | 31.8 | 8.7 | 59.5 | 24.3 | 5.7 | 13.2 |
Remote | 32.7 | 8.1 | 59.3 | 24.1 | 5.7 | 10.5 |
Very remote | 30.7 | 7.8 | 61.5 | 25.6 | 4.9 | 9.3 |
Cramer’s V | 0.0404*** | 0.0431*** | 0.0640*** | 0.0064 | 0.0417*** | 0.0744*** |
IRSD 1 | 30.2 | 7.7 | 62.1 | 22.5 | 4.7 | 10.6 |
IRSD 2 | 32.0 | 8.8 | 59.2 | 24.1 | 5.6 | 14.1 |
IRSD 3 | 34.3 | 9.6 | 56.1 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 16.7 |
IRSD 4 | 32.2 | 10.1 | 57.6 | 24.9 | 6.1 | 16.2 |
IRSD 5 | 37.5 | 12.0 | 50.5 | 25.8 | 8.9 | 23.0 |
Cramer’s V | 0.0528*** | 0.0470*** | 0.0772*** | 0.0245*** | 0.0574*** | 0.0611*** |