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Table 1 Case study site characteristics

From: Factors influencing water immersion during labour: qualitative case studies of six maternity units in the United Kingdom

 

Site A

Site B

Site C

 

MU

OU

MU

OU

MU

OU

Births per year (circa)

400

5000

1000

4000

600

4000

Birth rooms

3

12

4

12

5

12

Pools

2

2

4

1

3

1

Waterbirth rate (circa)

61%

5%

30%

1%

28%

0.5%