Table 2 Participant demographics, types of previous caesarean scar and place of birth
TOTAL INCLUDED POPULATION | Fragmented care | CoC with a Doctor | CoC with a Midwife | Statistical differences | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 490 | n = 167 (34.1%) | n = 119 (24.3%) | n = 204 (41.6%) | pvalue | |
N(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | ||
Maternal age (in years) | 0.29 | ||||
18–24 | 33 (6.7) | 11 (6.6) | 4 (3.4) | 18 (8.8) | |
25–34 | 331 (67.6) | 117 (70.1) | 86 (72.3) | 128 (62.7) | |
35–39 | 108 (22) | 33 (19.8) | 27 (22.7) | 48 (23.5) | |
> 40 | 18 (3.7) | 6 (3.6) | 2 (1.7) | 10 (4.9) | |
Country of birth | 0.93 | ||||
Australia | 419 (85.5) | 140 (83.8) | 106 (89.1) | 173 (84.8) | |
New Zealand | 13 (2.6) | 7 (4.2) | 1 (0.8) | 5 (2.5) | |
UK | 18 (3.7) | 8 (4.8) | 4 (3.4) | 6 (2.9) | |
North America & Canada | 10 (2) | 4 (2.4) | 2 (1.7) | 4 (2) | |
South America | 8 (1.6) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 5 (2.5) | |
Europe & Russia | 10 (2) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (2.5) | 5 (2.5) | |
Asia & Pacific | 6 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (1.5) | |
Africa | 6 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (1.5) | |
Combined annual family income | ≤ 0.001 | ||||
< 40,000 | 19 (3.9) | 11 (6.6) | 1 (0.8) | 7 (3.4) | |
$40,000 - $59,999 | 45 (9.2) | 19 (11.4) | 8 (6.7) | 18 (8.8) | |
$60,000 - $79,999 | 73 (14.9) | 33 (19.8) | 12 (10.1) | 28 (13.7) | |
$80,000 - $99,999 | 83 (16.9) | 34 (20.4) | 12 (10.1) | 37 (18.1) | |
>$100,000 | 242 (49.4) | 57 (34.1) | 79 (66.4) | 106 (52) | |
Prefer not to answer | 27 (5.5) | 13 (7.8) | 7 (5.9) | 7 (3.4) | |
Missing | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | |
State or Territory of VBAC | 0.21 | ||||
NSW | 175 (35.7) | 58 (34.7) | 42 (35.3) | 75 (36.8) | |
QLD | 92 (18.8) | 28 (16.8) | 22 (18.5) | 42 (20.6) | |
VIC | 79 (16.1) | 34 (20.4) | 20 (16.8) | 25 (12.3) | |
ACT | 8 (1.6) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 5 (2.5) | |
TAS | 6 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 4 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
WA | 89 (18.2) | 28 (16.8) | 19 (16) | 42 (20.6) | |
SA | 27 (5.5) | 9 (5.4) | 8 (6.7) | 10 (4.9) | |
NT | 4 (0.8) | 3 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | |
Missing | 10 (2) | 3 (1.8) | 3 (2.5) | 4 (2) | |
Highest level of education | 0.002 | ||||
Year 10 or School Certificate | 25 (5.1) | 13 (7.8) | 7 (5.9) | 5 (2.5) | |
Year 12 or Higher School Certificate | 64 (13.1) | 32 (19.2) | 13 (10.9) | 19 (9.3) | |
TAFE or Diploma | 108 (22) | 43 (25.7) | 22 (18.5) | 43 (21.1) | |
Undergraduate or University Qualification | 178 (36.3) | 51 (30.5) | 41 (34.5) | 86 (42.2) | |
Post-graduate (eg. Graduate Diploma, Masters, PhD) | 115 (23.5) | 28 (16.8) | 36 (30.3) | 51 (25) | |
Ethnicity | 0.70 | ||||
Australian | 381 (77.8) | 133 (79.6) | 95 (79.8) | 153 (75) | |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 9 (1.8) | 4 (2.4) | 2 (1.7) | 3 (1.5) | |
New Zealander / Maori | 15 (3.1) | 7 (4.2) | 1 (0.8) | 7 (3.4) | |
European | 48 (9.8) | 14 (8.4) | 12 (10.1) | 22 (10.8) | |
Middle Eastern | 6 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 3 (1.5) | |
Asian | 7 (1.4) | 2 (1.2) | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1) | |
Americas | 14 (2.9) | 3 (1.8) | 3 (2.5) | 8 (3.9) | |
African | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | |
Other | 6 (1.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.8) | 5 (2.5) | |
Missing | 2 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | |
Type of caesarean scar | 0.75 | ||||
Lower uterine transverse | 465 (94.9) | 160 (95.8) | 114 (95.8) | 191 (93.6) | |
Classical | 10 (2) | 3 (1.8) | 1 (0.8) | 6 (2.9) | |
Inverted T | 5 (1) | 2 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1) | |
Low vertical | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) | |
Upright T | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | |
Lower uterine extended | 5 (1.0) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (1.7) | 2 (1) | |
Place of birth if VBAC | ≤ 0.001 | ||||
At home freebirth | 8 (2.5) | 6 (5.4) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.4) | |
At home with midwife | 41 (12.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (1.4) | 39 (27.5) | |
Birth centre | 6 (1.8) | 2 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 4 (2.8) | |
Hospital | 269 (82.5) | 102 (91.9) | 70 (97.2) | 96 (67.6) | |
Accidental homebirth / on way to hospital | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.7) | |
Missing | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |