From: A statewide review of postnatal care in private hospitals in Victoria, Australia
Factor | Private hospitals (n = 14) | Public hospitals* (n = 66) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
 | median | range | median | range |
Midwives (EFT) providing postnatal care | 31(15EFT) | (11-85) | 15(10EFT) | (5-165) |
Shifts per week covered by casual bank staff | 10 | (1-21) | 3 | (0.5-25) |
Shifts per week covered by agency staff | 2 | (1-15) | 1.75 | (1-17) |
 | n | % | n | % |
Hospitals employing midwives only | 3 | 21 | 30 | 46 |
Hospitals employing Mothercraft nurses | 6 | 43 | 10 | 15 |
Hospitals employing Division 2 nurses | 5 | 36 | 18 | 27 |