Table 1.

Characteristics and 2017 vaccine coverage

Maternity service	Capability Level	Distance from Melbourne CBD in kms	Pertussis vaccine coverage (2017)	Influenza vaccine coverage (2017–2018)a	Influenza coverage (2018–2019)b	Existing pathway of pertussis vaccine delivery (2018)	Existing pathway of influenza vaccine delivery (2018)	Primary Intervention
A	6*	< 20	60%	46%	57%	Refer to GP	Refer to GP	Publicprivate pharmacy model
B	5^	100–200	91%	47%	61%	Refer to GP	Refer to GP	Education and monthly audit
C	4^	200–300	88%	56%	75%	Midwives giving some but refer to GP mainly	Refer to GP	Midwife led model
D	4^	200–300	77%	34%	49%	Midwives giving vaccines	Refer to GP	Midwife led model
E	3#	20–100	97%	28%	62%	Midwives giving vaccines	Refer to GP	Midwife led model
F	2#	300–400	97%	27%	32%	Midwives giving vaccines	Refer to GP	Midwife led model

Capability level: *complex pregnancies, births and neonatal intensive care

^medium complexity pregnancies and babies. Management of labour, birth and puerperium at 34 weeks (level 4) or 32 weeks (level 5)

^#low complexity pregnancies and babies from 37 weeks gestation

^aVictorian perinatal services performance indicators 2017–2018

^bVictorian perinatal services performance indicators 2018–2019