Table 1.

Differences between YMGP and other types of maternity care

	Intervention	Control
Model of maternity care	Young women’s Midwifery Group Practice (YMGP)	Young Women’s Clinic (YWC)
		GP shared care
		Antenatal clinic in the hospital or community outreach clinics
Booking appointment	YMGP midwife conducts a home visit	Rostered midwife conducts the booking visit in hospital or a community outreach clinic
Antenatal care	YMGP midwives provide group antenatal care in the community venue.	Rostered midwife or doctor in the hospital antenatal clinic or community outreach clinics
	Individual visits with the obstetrician or social worker at the community venue as part of routine care	Referral to social worker if indicated
Antenatal education	Education is incorporated into the group antenatal care sessions; no separate classes	YWC clients can access specific ‘active birth’ classes for young women at community venue
		Young women in all other models of care can access standard classes at the hospital
After hours contact	YMGP midwife via mobile telephone; diverted to a back-up YMGP midwife when required	Rostered midwife via hospital telephone number
Intrapartum care	YMGP midwife in the hospital assessment unit or birth suite	Rostered midwife or doctor in the hospital assessment unit or birth suite
Inpatient postnatal care	Rostered midwife or doctor in the public postnatal ward
Outpatient postnatal care	YMGP midwife home visits for 4–6 weeks following birth	Rostered midwives provide two to three home visits until 10–14 days after birth for women in the hospital catchment area
	Young women invited to the community clinic venue for a Postnatal Group