Table 1.
Annual number of deliveries according to characteristics and location of facilities
| Number of deliveries | Total | 0 | ≤350 | 351–500 | 501–700 | ≥701 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | P‐value* | |
| Total | 294 | 100 | 12 | 4.1 | 82 | 27.9 | 72 | 24.5 | 62 | 21.1 | 66 | 22.4 | |
| General PMCC | 77 | 26.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.8 | 15 | 19.5 | 26 | 33.8 | 30 | 39.0 | |
| Regional PMCC | 100 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 35.0 | 30 | 30.0 | 17 | 17.0 | 18 | 18.0 | <0.001 |
| Others | 117 | 39.8 | 12 | 10.3 | 41 | 35.0 | 27 | 23.1 | 19 | 16.2 | 18 | 15.4 | |
| Hokkaido | 19 | 6.5 | 1 | 5.3 | 4 | 21.1 | 3 | 15.8 | 8 | 42.1 | 3 | 15.8 | |
| Tohoku | 15 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 40.0 | 4 | 26.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 2 | 13.3 | |
| Kanto | 95 | 32.3 | 4 | 4.2 | 19 | 20.0 | 26 | 27.4 | 15 | 15.8 | 31 | 32.6 | |
| Chubu | 40 | 13.6 | 1 | 2.5 | 17 | 42.5 | 9 | 22.5 | 7 | 17.5 | 6 | 15.0 | 0.262 |
| Kinki | 60 | 20.4 | 4 | 6.7 | 16 | 26.7 | 15 | 25.0 | 10 | 16.7 | 15 | 25.0 | |
| Chugoku | 17 | 5.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17.6 | 7 | 41.2 | 5 | 29.4 | 2 | 11.8 | |
| Shikoku | 12 | 4.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 16.7 | |
| Kyushu | 36 | 12.2 | 2 | 5.6 | 13 | 36.1 | 6 | 16.7 | 10 | 27.8 | 5 | 13.9 | |
| Special warning area † | 187 | 63.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 35 | 32.7 | 28 | 26.2 | 26 | 24.3 | 14 | 13.1 | 0.060 |
| Others | 107 | 36.4 | 8 | 4.3 | 47 | 25.1 | 44 | 23.5 | 36 | 19.3 | 52 | 27.8 | |
*
Chi‐square test.
†
Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido, Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, Ishikawa, Gifu, Aichi, Kyoto, Hyogo, Fukuoka.
PMCC: Perinatal Maternal and Child Care Center.