| Study population¶ | |||
| Average number of routine ANC visits | 10.9 | 8.5 | 9.0 |
| Delivery provider (%) | |||
| MW | 77.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| GP | 2.5 | 68.3 | 3.1 |
| OB | 18.2 | 26.1 | 93.9 |
| Other | 1.7 | 5.0 | 2.8 |
*Any involvement in ANC (2014/2015).36
†May differ from the ANC provider, preliminary data (2016/2017).37
‡Based on guidelines produced by the College of Midwives of BC.13
§Residents must be eligible for provincial medical insurance (ie, Canadian citizens or permanent residents).
¶Study population consisted of low-SEP women with low to moderate perinatal risk, 2005–2012, these data were unavailable for the total BC population.
ANC, antenatal care; BC, British Columbia; GP, general practitioner; MW, midwife; OB, obstetrician; SEP, socioeconomic position.