Table 4 Ten most commonly occurring procedures conducted on admitted women in the 12-month period following delivery

Anaesthesia

20.3%

21.5%

≤0.001

Major surgical (all body systems except gynaecological)

9.53%

10.44%

≤0.001

Diagnostic procedures

7.86%

7.84%

0.01

Allied health intervention

7.8%

6.7%

≤0.001

Psychological therapy

4.54%

1.15%

≤0.001

Minor surgical (all body systems except gynaecological)

1.97%

2.13%

0.18

Dental

1.8%

1.5%

0.008

Transfusion

0.5%

0.7%

0.004

Cosmetic procedures

0.30%

0.28%

0.78

Chemotherapy

0.2%

0.1%

≤0.001