Table 1.
Characteristics of responding and non-responding trusts
| Responded n = 34 |
Did not respond n = 18 |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Configuration of care n (%) | 0.18* | ||
| AMU only | 11 (55.0) | 9 (45.0) | |
| FMU only | 18 (66.7) | 9 (33.3) | |
| AMU and FMU | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Mean (SD) no of births† | 4602 (2251) | 4355 (1710) | 0.69 |
| Range | 282 to 10005 | 2415 to 10140 |
*
p Value calculated using Fisher exact test as expected cell <5.
†
No of births in trust in year to 31 March 2007.9
AMU, alongside midwifery unit; FMU, freestanding midwifery unit.