Characteristics of obtained care
Characteristics | Midwife-led care (n=100) | Regular care (n=100) | P value* |
Antenatal care (ANC) | |||
Gestation at booking visit† | 6.5 (4.0–11.8) | 10.0 (5.0–19.5) | 0.003 |
Number of ANC visits at government clinic† | 9.0 (8.0–10.0) | 6.0 (3.0–9.0) | 0.001 |
Less than four ANC visits at government clinic‡ | 2 | 28 | 0.0001 |
Number of ANC visits with doctor at government clinic† | 4.0 (3.0–5.0) | 5.0 (2.0–8.0) | 0.066 |
Number of ANC visits at private doctor† | 2.0 (0.0–3.0) | 6.0 (3.0–10.0) | <0.0001 |
ANC care only from governmental clinic‡ | 42 | 8 | <0.0001 |
Referred once or more to high risk care‡ | 36 | 22 | 0.004 |
Place of birth of last child‡ | 0.035 | ||
Governmental hospital | 87 | 67 | <0.0001 |
Private hospital | 11 | 33 | <0.0001 |
Under transportation | 2 | 0 | |
Hours spent at postnatal ward postpartum† | 24.0 (18.0–24.0) | 15.0 (8.5–24.0) | <0.0001 |
Number receiving postnatal home visits | 76 | 0 | <0.0001 |
*Mann-Whitney U or X2 tests.
†Median (IQR).
‡%