Table 1 Hospital categorisation, number of deliveries (n, %, mean), number and range of deliveries during defined quiet, optimal and busy days in different sized hospital categories (C1-C5)
Total number of deliveries | Quiet day | Optimal day | Busy day | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital category | Hospitals/ category (n) | Deliveries (n, %) | Deliveries/day (mean) | Number (n, %) and range of daily deliveries (n) | Number (n, %) and range of daily deliveries (n) | Number (n, %) and range of daily deliveries (n) | |||
C1 | 7 | 55 448 (9.2) | 2.0 | 7 212 (13.0) | 1 | 44 056 (79.5) | 2–5 | 4 180 (7.5) | 6–10 |
C2 | 10 | 165 573 (27.5) | 4.6 | 14 200 (8.6) | 1–2 | 136 711 (82.6) | 3–8 | 14 662 (8.9) | 9–16 |
C3 | 2 | 54 574 (9.1) | 4.5 | 5 303 (9.7) | 1–4 | 42 698 (78.2) | 5–11 | 6 573 (12.0) | 12–24 |
C4 | 2 | 108 254 (18.0) | 13.5 | 9 731 (9.0) | 1–8 | 88 156 (81.4) | 9–23 | 10 367 (9.6) | 24–34 |
C5 | 5 | 217 398 (36.2) | 10.8 | 24 613 (11.3) | 1–7 | 171 148 (78.7) | 8–18 | 21 637 (10.0) | 19–30 |
Total | 26 | 601 247 (100.0) | 7.1 | 61 059 (10.2) | 1–8 | 482 769 (80.3) | 2–23 | 57 419 (9.5) | 6–34 |