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Table 1 Sociodemographic details of participants

From: Minoritised ethnic women’s experiences of inequities and discrimination in maternity services in North-West England: a mixed-methods study

Ethnicity

 Asian

All Asian backgrounds

67 (65.0%)

Asian or Asian British – Indian

44 (42.7%)

Asian or Asian British – Pakistani

15 (14.6%)

Asian or Asian British – Bangladesh

3 (2.9%)

Chinese

1 (0.9%)

Other Asian background

4b (3.9%)

 Black

All Black backgrounds

11 (10.7%)

Black or Black British – Caribbean

2 (1.9%)

Black or Black British – African

6 (5.8%)

Black ethnicity

3b (2.9%)

 Mixed

All Mixed backgrounds

11 (10.7%)

Mixed Black Caribbean and White

6 (5.8%)

Mixed Asian and White

4 (3.9%)

Other Mixed background

1 (0.9%)

 White

All White backgrounds

9 (8.7%)

White-British, English, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsha

2 (1.9%)

White-Irish

1 (0.9%)

Other White background

6 (5.8%)

 Other

Arab

4 (3.9%)

 Missing data

 

2 (1.8%)

Age

20–24

7 (6.8%)

25–29

24 (23.3%)

30–34

33 (32.0%)

35–39

22 (21.4%)

40–44

12 (11.6%)

45–50

2 (1.9%)

Missing data

3 (2.9%)

Number of pregnanciesc,d

1

37 (40.7%)

2

17 (18.7%)

3

19 (20.9%)

4

7 (7.7%)

5+

10 (11.0%)

Missing data

1 (1.1%)

Number of childrenc

1

39 (42.9%)

2

25 (27.5%)

3

17 (18.7%)

4

5 (5.5%)

5+

2 (2.2%)

Missing data

3 (3.3%)

Youngest baby’s age (months)c,e

<1 month

2 (2.2%)

1–6 months

31 (34.1%)

7–12 months

19 (20.9%)

13–18 months

12 (13.2%)

19–24 months

13 (14.3%)

25–29 months*

12 (13.2%)

Missing data/not recorded

2 (2.2%)

Annual household incomec

Below £10,000

7 (7.7%)

£10,000-17,640

11 (12.1%)

£17,640–£30,000

13 (14.3%)

£30,000–£40,000

16 (17.6%)

Above £40,000

26 (28.6%)

Don’t know

4 (4.4%)

Prefer not to say

12 (13.2%)

Missing data

2 (2.2%)

  1. aOne respondent identifying as White British appeared to belong to a religious minority as they reported religious needs in subsequent sections of the survey, and one respondent identifying as White British had been born outside the UK
  2. bSome of the ethnicity data from the community consultations was recorded in more general classifications such as ‘Asian’ or ‘Black ethnicity’
  3. cCollected for survey participants only
  4. d Twenty-two (24.2%) participants reported more pregnancies than number of children, which could relate to a perinatal loss, or a twin/multiple birth
  5. e Thirty-four (37.4%) gave birth to their youngest baby before March 2020 (i.e., prior to the COVID-19 pandemic). For the remainder, it is likely their perinatal care was affected due to the pandemic