If midwife or hospital contacted in early labour, woman asked to come in or stay home
| If contacted MW: stay home/phone again | If contacted MW: come to the hospital | |||
| Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Maternal age (years) | ||||
| <20 | 25 (49.0) | 26 (51.0) | 37 (71.2) | 15 (28.8) |
| 20–24 | 141 (54.7) | 117 (45.3) | 155 (62.2) | 94 (37.8) |
| 25–29 | 334 (51.2) | 318 (48.8) | 404 (64.2) | 225 (35.8) |
| 30–34 | 375 (47.7) | 411 (52.3) | 495 (63.7) | 282 (36.3) |
| 35–39 | 175 (43.3) | 229 (56.7) | 256 (63.5) | 147 (36.5) |
| 40+ | 27 (39.7) | 41 (60.3) | 42 (60.0) | 28 (40.0) |
| Total | 1077 (48.5) | 1142 (51.5)* | 1389 (63.7) | 791 (36.6) |
| Parity | ||||
| Primiparous | 641 (57.6) | 472 (42.4) | 617 (58.8) | 433 (41.2) |
| Multiparous | 405 (38.6) | 644 (61.4) | 740 (68.8) | 335 (31.2) |
| Total | 1046 (48.4) | 1116 (51.6)*** | 1357 (63.9) | 768 (36.1)*** |
| Index of multiple deprivation (quintiles) | ||||
| 1 (least deprived) | 233 (52.0) | 215 (48.0) | 260 (20.3) | 171 (39.7) |
| 2 | 228 (52.4) | 207 (47.6) | 258 (61.3) | 163 (38.7) |
| 3 | 221 (47.3) | 246 (52.7) | 277 (62.1) | 169 (37.9) |
| 4 | 208 (46.2) | 242 (53.8) | 314 (67.8) | 149 (32.2) |
| 5 (most deprived) | 186 (44.4) | 233 (55.6) | 281 (66.9) | 139 (33.1) |
| Total | 1076 (48.5) | 1143 (51.5) | 1390 (63.7) | 791 (36.3) |
| Black or minority ethnic group | ||||
| No | 886 (48.7) | 933 (51.3) | 1130 (63.3) | 655 (36.7) |
| Yes | 170 (49.0) | 177 (51.0) | 223 (65.2) | 119 (34.8) |
| Total | 1056 (48.8) | 1110 (51.2) | 1353 (63.6) | 774 (36.4) |
*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
MW, midwife.