Postnatal care of women following term and preterm birth
| Gestation at birth | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <32 weeks | 32–36 weeks | 37 or more weeks | Total | |||||
| Number | Per cent | Number | Per cent | Number | Per cent | Number | Per cent | |
| Woman visited at home by midwife** | ||||||||
| Yes | 25 | 64.1 | 217 | 91.9 | 4027 | 97.7 | 4269 | 97.1 |
| Saw midwife in clinic | 4 | 10.3 | 8 | 3.4 | 69 | 1.7 | 81 | 1.8 |
| Not offered visit | 5 | 12.8 | 4 | 1.7 | 9 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.4 |
| Moved house | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| No, other reason† | 4 | 10.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 18 | 0.4 | 29 | 0.7 |
| Woman had confidence and trust in midwives seen after going home | ||||||||
| Always | 18 | 69.2 | 143 | 65.0 | 2815 | 68.8 | 2976 | 68.6 |
| Sometimes | 5 | 19.2 | 62 | 28.2 | 1102 | 26.9 | 1169 | 27.0 |
| Rarely | 1 | 3.8 | 9 | 4.1 | 124 | 3.0 | 134 | 3.1 |
| Never | 2 | 7.7 | 6 | 2.7 | 49 | 1.2 | 57 | 1.3 |
| Woman would have liked to have seen postnatal midwives…* | ||||||||
| More often | 6 | 18.2 | 57 | 25.1 | 946 | 23.3 | 1009 | 23.4 |
| Less often | 2 | 6.1 | 14 | 6.2 | 202 | 5.0 | 218 | 5.1 |
| Saw as much as wanted | 25 | 75.8 | 156 | 68.7 | 2906 | 71.7 | 3087 | 71.6 |
| Since birth, used… | ||||||||
| Baby clinic | 8 | 19.0 | 69 | 28.4 | 1273 | 30.5 | 1350 | 30.3 |
| Drop-in clinic** | 5 | 11.9 | 72 | 29.6 | 1507 | 36.1 | 1584 | 35.5 |
| Children's centre** | 6 | 14.3 | 84 | 34.6 | 1551 | 37.1 | 1641 | 36.8 |
| Parents' group | 6 | 14.3 | 31 | 12.8 | 452 | 10.8 | 489 | 11.0 |
| Peer support | 10 | 23.8 | 62 | 25.5 | 1336 | 32.0 | 1408 | 31.6 |
| Postnatal classes | 1 | 2.4 | 15 | 6.2 | 264 | 6.3 | 280 | 6.3 |
| Baby café | 1 | 2.4 | 8 | 3.3 | 227 | 5.4 | 236 | 5.3 |
| Online support | 9 | 21.4 | 67 | 27.6 | 1189 | 28.5 | 1265 | 28.4 |
| Parenting website* | 11 | 26.2 | 70 | 28.8 | 1545 | 37.0 | 1626 | 36.4 |
*p<0.05 **p<0.01.
†Mainly included women whose baby was still in hospital.