Table 2.
Hospital provider types and policies by TOLAC hospital status
| TOLAC hospital (N=139) N (%) or Mean (SD) | Non-TOLAC hospital (N=104) N (%) or Mean (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Type of provider |
|
|
|
| Obstetrician |
139 (100.0) |
103 (99.0) |
0.2476 |
| Obstetric Resident Program |
47 (33.8) |
6 (5.8) |
<0.0001 |
| Family Practice Physician |
45 (32.4) |
25 (24.0) |
0.1566 |
| Nurse-midwife |
53 (38.1) |
22 (21.1) |
0.0047 |
|
OB Provider in-hospital if any laboring patient |
63 (46.3) |
7 (6.9) |
<0.0001 |
| Missing |
3 |
2 |
|
|
If not in-house, how far away |
|
|
|
| Within 15 minutes |
67 (91.8) |
64 (68.1) |
|
| Within 30 minutes |
6 (8.2) |
30 (31.9) |
|
| Missing |
3 |
3 |
|
|
Anesthesia coverage |
|
|
<0.0001 |
| 24/7 in-hospital |
110 (79.1) |
30 (29.1) |
|
| Weekday in-hospital/ night or weekend on-call |
26 (18.7) |
59 (57.3) |
|
| On-call |
3 (2.2) |
14 (13.6) |
|
| If on call, time to respond |
|
|
|
| Within 15 minutes |
26 (92.9) |
56 (75.7) |
|
| Within 30 minutes |
2 (7.1) |
15 (20.3) |
|
| Greater than 30 minutes |
0 (0.0) |
3 (4.0) |
|
|
Hospital has emergency room |
138 (99.3) |
101 (98.1) |
0.3965 |
| Missing | 1 | 3 |