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Table 2 Percentage of women rating care as ‘very good’ by stage of care and patient characteristics

From: Experiences of maternity care in New South Wales among women with mental health conditions

  

Antenatal

Labour and birth

Hospital following birth

Follow up at home

New South Wales (NSW)

63

75

60

67

Age

18–24

53 L

64 L

50 L

61 L

25–29

64

74

58

66

30–34

63

77

62

69

35+

65

76

62

68

Immigrant

Born in Australia

66

77

60

68

Not born in Australia

59

72

60

66

Language spoken at home

Non-English

65

77

60

68

English

57

70

59

66

Longstanding mental health condition

No

64

76

60

68

Yes

55 L

63 L

52 L

60 L

Socio-economic status of area

Quintile 1: Most disadvantaged

58

68

59

66

Quintile 2

60

76

60

63

Quintile 3

65

75

58

72H

Quintile 4

63

75

60

66

Quintile 5: Least disadvantaged

70H

81H

63

69

Rurality

Major cities

62

74

59

68

Inner regional

67

76

62

66

Outer regional and remote

69

80

67H

61

Education

Post graduate/higher degree

66

76

60

68

University degree

62

74

59

67

Trade or technical certificate

63

77

61

67

Completed Year 12 or equivalent

62

72

60

66

Less than Year 12 or equivalent

62

77

59

69

Survey mode

Hardcopy

64

76

60

68

Online

61

73

60

67

Baby spent time in intensive care

No

64

77

61

68

Yes

58

67

57

63

Type of birth

Assisted vaginal birth

59

69

57

67

Caesarean section (emergency)

59

67

56

62

Caesarean section

62

78

65

68

Vaginal birth

65

78

60

69

Induced

No

65

76

61

69

Yes

61

73

57

66

Given birth before (parity)

No

63

73

56

64

Yes

64

77

63

71H

Who provided most antenatal care

Midwives

66

77

61

70

Obstetrician

61

72

52

61

GP

56

72

63

65

Hospital size

Large, or specialist hospitals

61

75

59

67

Major hospitals

63

73

59

68

Smaller district hospitals

74H

82H

72H

67

  1. Descriptive results where ‘H’ denotes the highest two ratings in a column and “L” denotes the lowest two ratings