Table 2 Transfer rates for women opting for MLU care from 2008 to 2013 by timepoint for transfer parity, and year, n = 3,884
From: Midwife-led maternity care in Ireland – a retrospective cohort study
Transfer timepoint | Year 2008 | Year 2009 | Year 2010 | Year 2011 | Year 2012 | Year 2013 | Total n = 3,884 | p-value a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 594 | n = 564 | n = 668 | n = 631 | n = 705 | n = 722 | |||
Antenatal transfer, % | 49.5 | 33.9 | 31.7 | 33.9 | 36.5 | 39.3 | 37.4 | 0.022 |
Primiparous women | 59.8 | 46.8 | 46.4 | 41.6 | 46.6 | 51.4 | 47.8 | |
Multiparous women | 47.5 | 30.8 | 26.8 | 29.6 | 27.6 | 31.5 | 32.6 | |
Intrapartum transfer, % | 4.5 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 14.0 | <0.001 |
Primiparous women | 9.3 | 25.7 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 22.6 | 22.1 | 22.8 | |
Multiparous women | 3.6 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 10.0 | |
Postpartum transfer, % | 0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0. 247 |
Primiparous women | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
Multiparous women | 0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | |
No transfer, % | 46.0 | 49.6 | 50.1 | 49.9 | 46.4 | 46.5 | 48.0 | 0. 562 |
Primiparous women | 30.9 | 27.5 | 27.4 | 31.4 | 29.6 | 26.1 | 28.7 | |
Multiparous women | 48.9 | 54.9 | 57.8 | 60.2 | 61.0 | 59.4 | 56.7 |