Table 7.
Postnatal care received by ethnicity
| White | Mixed | Indian | Pakistani | Bangladeshi | Black Caribbean | Black African | Other ethnicity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PN stay 3 days or more | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
5658 (28.5) |
102 (32.8) |
206 (36.6) |
190 (33.8) |
51 (32.5) |
50 (32.1) |
242 (38.5) |
381 (33.1) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
1.15 (0.87-1.51) |
1.41 (1.17-1.70) |
1.47 (1.21-1.79) |
1.27 (0.88-1.83) |
1.13 (0.78-1.65) |
1.63 (1.36-1.96) |
1.16 (1.01-1.34) |
|
Felt length of stay too long/short vs about right | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
5342 (27.4) |
76 (25.3) |
177 (32.7) |
189 (34.9) |
42 (29.0) |
48 (32.0) |
170 (28.6) |
311 (28.7) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
0.85 (0.64-1.12) |
1.28 (1.06-1.55) |
1.35 (1.12-1.63) |
1.13 (0.78-1.63) |
1.22 (0.85-1.74) |
1.08 (0.89-1.31) |
1.06 (0.92-1.23) |
|
Baby put to breast at least once | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
16763 (81.8) |
290 (92.1) |
563 (97.9) |
538 (91.2) |
156 (98.1) |
150 (94.3) |
611 (95.2) |
1144 (96.8) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
3.32 (2.12-5.18) |
12.65 (7.01-22.84) |
3.64 (2.67-4.95) |
17.49 (5.40-56.62) |
7.90 (3.69-16.88) |
6.75 (4.48-10.16) |
8.13 (5.67-11.67) |
|
Baby was fed by any breast milk vs only formula milk in the first few days | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
15667 (76.7) |
279 (88.9) |
530 (92.2) |
475 (80.5) |
141 (88.7) |
144 (90.6) |
592 (92.5) |
1071 (90.8) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
3.14 (2.11-4.68) |
4.12 (2.96-5.71) |
1.93 (1.53-2.43) |
3.23 (1.88-5.55) |
5.19 (2.89-9.33) |
5.27 (3.78-7.36) |
3.45 (2.75-4.33) |
|
Generally had consistent advice from midwives and others | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
15230 (77.9) |
248 (82.4) |
472 (83.0) |
479 (83.4) |
120 (77.9) |
132 (85.2) |
563 (91.0) |
998 (86.3) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
1.21 (0.88-1.67) |
1.37 (1.09-1.72) |
1.22 (0.97-1.54) |
0.84 (0.56-1.25) |
1.54 (0.97-2.42) |
2.63 (1.96-3.52) |
1.82 (1.51-2.18) |
|
Given breast feeding support | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
16983 (85.9) |
258 (85.1) |
478 (84.3) |
482 (84.9) |
130 (83.3) |
128 (83.7) |
561 (90.5) |
1029 (88.8) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
0.90 (0.64-1.26) |
0.87 (0.68-1.10) |
0.94 (0.73-1.20) |
0.80 (0.51-1.24) |
0.88 (0.56-1.38) |
1.55 (1.17-2.07) |
1.28 (1.05-1.56) |
|
Feeding advice received | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
15421 (87.4) |
232 (84.1) |
449 (83.8) |
423 (80.9) |
117 (81.3) |
122 (83.6) |
496 (85.7) |
933 (87.2) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
0.75 (0.53-1.07) |
0.76 (0.60-0.98) |
0.70 (0.55-0.89) |
0.68 (0.44-1.05) |
0.90 (0.57-1.42) |
0.93 (0.73-1.20) |
0.95 (0.78-1.15) |
|
Information on recovery after birth | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
16218 (82.0) |
247 (80.5) |
462 (83.4) |
450 (79.9) |
126 (81.3) |
124 (80.5) |
548 (87.5) |
967 (85.4) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
0.88 (0.65-1.18) |
1.07 (0.85-1.36) |
0.80 (0.64-0.99) |
0.87 (0.57-1.32) |
0.92 (0.61-1.40) |
1.41 (1.09-1.82) |
1.29 (1.08-1.55) |
|
> = 5 MW visits | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
4961 (24.8) |
60 (20.1) |
124 (22.3) |
111 (19.9) |
22 (13.8) |
31 (19.5) |
115 (18.5) |
259 (22.8) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
0.76 (0.57-1.03) |
0.84 (0.69-1.04) |
0.80 (0.64-0.99) |
0.46 (0.29-0.73) |
0.70 (0.47-1.06) |
0.64 (0.52-0.80) |
0.89 (0.77-1.04) |
|
Given information/explanations needed | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
10403 (52.4) |
172 (55.5) |
299 (52.8) |
297 (52.8) |
75 (48.4) |
88 (56.4) |
393 (62.2) |
637 (55.2) |
|
aOR (95% CI)* |
1 |
1.10 (0.86-1.40) |
1.02 (0.86-1.21) |
0.91 (0.76-1.09) |
0.77 (0.55-1.08) |
1.07 (0.77-1.50) |
1.38 (1.16-1.65) |
1.09 (0.96-1.24) |
|
Had postnatal check | ||||||||
|
n (%) |
18096 (89.2) |
279 (89.1) |
499 (88.6) |
469 (79.8) |
122 (77.2) |
127 (81.9) |
566 (88.4) |
1030 (87.8) |
| aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.09 (0.73-1.61) | 0.95 (0.72-1.24) | 0.53 (0.42-0.66) | 0.44 (0.30-0.66) | 0.62 (0.40-0.94) | 0.98 (0.76-1.26) | 0.87 (0.72-1.06) |
*Adjusted for woman’s age, parity, partner status and prematurity. Figures in bold are statistically significant.