Table 1.

Factors related to postnatal accommodation and length of stay.

Factor	Private hospitals (n = 14)		Public hospitals*(n = 66)
	n	%	n	%
Designated postnatal unit	13	93	29	44
	median %	range	median %	range
Postnatal bed occupancy	78	(41-97)	76	(0-99)
Length of stay ≥ four days	91	(79-100)	42	(0-82)**
Women aged ≥30 years	74	(57-88)	45	(25-63)
Australian-born women	84	(60-98)	93	(47-100)

* Data from original PinC review provided for comparison

** Public hospitals that had 60% or more women with ≥ four day stay were 8 rural hospitals and 2 very small metropolitan hospitals