Table 2. Clinical audit mothers’ demographics (n = 160).
| Demographic variable | Median (Q1, Q3) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal agea (years) | 35 (31, 37) |
| Range | 25–42 |
| Maternal parityb | |
| Primiparity | 85 (53.1%) |
| Multiparityc | 68 (42.5%) |
| Two children | 58 (36.3%) |
| Three children | 8 (5%) |
| Singleton birth | 160 (100%) |
| Mode of deliveryd | |
| Vaginal | 90 (56.3%) |
| Caesarean | 37 (23.1%) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Postal area indexe | |
| 1f | 0 (0%) |
| 2 | 5 (3.1%) |
| 3 | 4 (2.5%) |
| 4 | 11 (6.9%) |
| 5 | 2 (1.3%) |
| 6 | 2 (1.3%) |
| 7 | 26 (16.3%) |
| 8 | 6 (3.8%) |
| 9 | 37 (23.1%) |
| 10g | 59 (36.9%) |
| Infant age (weeks) | 9.5 (4.0, 21.7) |
| Range | 0.57–91.25 |
Notes:
Q, Quartile.
a
n = 2 maternal date of births not reported.
b
n = 7 not reported.
c
n = 2 not reported.
d
n = 33 not reported.
e
n = 8 not reported.
f
Most disadvantaged.
g
Most advantaged.
Data source: Heron et al. (2021).