Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of those aged 15–49 years with a physical, sensory, or intellectual or developmental disability, or multiple disabilities, and those without a recognised disability
| All (n=634 111) | Physical disability only (n=54 476) | Sensory disability only (n=19 227) | Intellectual or developmental disability only (n=1048) | Multiple disabilities (n=4050) | No disability (n=555 310) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | ||||||
| 15–24 | 22 218 (3·5%) | 1959 (3·6%) | 880 (4·6%) | 169 (16·1%)* | 182 (4·5%) | 19 028 (3·4%) |
| 25–34 | 494 845 (78·0%) | 41 414 (76·0%) | 15 051 (78·3%) | 771 (73·6%)* | 3134 (77·4%) | 434 475 (78·2%) |
| 35–49 | 117 048 (18·5%) | 11 103 (20·4%) | 3296 (17·1%) | 108 (10·3%)* | 734 (18·1%) | 101 807 (18·3%) |
| Multiparous | 364 550 (57·5%) | 31 867 (58·5%) | 10 576 (55·0%) | 573 (54·7%) | 2317 (57·2%) | 319 217 (57·5%) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||||
| 1 (lowest) | 140 309 (22·1%) | 11 802 (21·7%) | 4295 (22·3%) | 415 (39·6%)* | 1067 (26·3%)* | 122 730 (22·1%) |
| 2 | 127 459 (20·1%) | 10 842 (19·9%) | 3937 (20·5%) | 219 (20·9%) | 830 (20·5%) | 111 631 (20·1%) |
| 3 | 129 733 (20·5%) | 11 140 (20·4%) | 3875 (20·2%) | 179 (17·1%) | 806 (19·9%) | 113 733 (20·5%) |
| 4 | 131 829 (20·8%) | 11 469 (21·1%) | 4098 (21·3%) | 116 (11·1%)* | 743 (18·3%) | 115 403 (20·8%) |
| 5 (highest) | 102 657 (16·2%) | 9010 (16·5%) | 2956 (15·4%) | 108 (10·3%)* | 587 (14·5%) | 89 996 (16·2%) |
| Missing | 2124 (0·3%) | 213 (0·4%) | 66 (0·3%) | 11 (1·0%) | 17 (0·4%) | 1817 (0·3%) |
| Rural region of residence | 29 773 (4·7%) | 3299 (6·1%) | 927 (4·8%) | 49 (4·7%) | 250 (6·2%)* | 25 248 (4·5%) |
| Stable chronic conditions | 142 979 (22·5%) | 14 086 (25·9%) | 4827 (25·1%) | 258 (24·6%) | 1238 (30·6%)* | 122 570 (22·1%) |
| Unstable chronic conditions | 80 456 (12·7%) | 9073 (16·7%)* | 2859 (14·9%) | 177 (16·9%)* | 898 (22·2%)* | 67 449 (12·1%) |
| Mental ill health | 237 819 (37·5%) | 29 172 (53·6%)* | 9040 (47·0%)* | 804 (76·7%)* | 2574 (63·6%)* | 196 229 (35·3%) |
| Substance use disorder | 26 613 (4·2%) | 3963 (7·3%)* | 964 (5·0%) | 218 (20·8%)* | 467 (11·5%)* | 21 001 (3·8%) |
| Prenatal smoking | 69 235 (10·9%) | 8751 (16·1%)* | 2662 (13·8%)* | 354 (33·8%)* | 839 (20·7%)* | 56 629 (10·2%) |
| Pre-pregnancy overweight or obesity | 250 732 (39·5%) | 25 001 (45·9%)* | 8371 (43·5%)* | 410 (39·1%) | 1896 (46·8%)* | 215 054 (38·7%) |
| Type of prenatal care provider | ||||||
| Family physician | 96 606 (15·2%) | 8488 (15·6%) | 2984 (15·5%) | 184 (17·6%) | 591 (14·6%) | 84 359 (15·2%) |
| Obstetrician | 223 894 (35·3%) | 18 907 (34·7%) | 6810 (35·4%) | 366 (34·9%) | 1408 (34·8%) | 196 403 (35·4%) |
| Midwife | 7073 (1·1%) | 604 (1·1%) | 235 (1·2%) | 14 (1·3%) | 36 (0·9%) | 6184 (1·1%) |
| Shared care | 260 497 (41·1%) | 22 897 (42·0%) | 7843 (40·8%) | 436 (41·6%) | 1797 (44·4%) | 227 524 (41·0%) |
| None | 46 041 (7·3%) | 3580 (6·6%) | 1355 (7·0%) | 48 (4·6%)* | 218 (5·4%) | 40 840 (7·4%) |
| Number of prenatal care visits | ||||||
| ≤10 | 144 617 (22·8%) | 12 256 (22·5%) | 4375 (22·8%) | 260 (24·8%) | 867 (21·4%) | 126 859 (22·8%) |
| 11–14 | 171 795 (27·1%) | 14 135 (25·9%) | 4975 (25·9%) | 247 (23·6%) | 1009 (24·9%) | 151 429 (27·3%) |
| ≥15 | 317 699 (50·1%) | 28 085 (51·6%) | 9877 (51·4%) | 541 (51·6%) | 2174 (53·7%) | 277 022 (49·9%) |
| Prenatal class attendance | 142 879 (22·5%) | 12 120 (22·2%) | 4719 (24·5%) | 252 (24·0%) | 923 (22·8%) | 124 865 (22·5%) |
| Intention to breastfeed | 565 051 (89·1%) | 47 412 (87·0%)* | 16 933 (88·1%) | 764 (72·9%)* | 3362 (83·0%)* | 496 580 (89·4%) |
| Caesarean delivery | 171 642 (27·1%) | 16 189 (29·7%) | 5404 (28·1%) | 285 (27·2%) | 1313 (32·4%)* | 148 451 (26·7%) |
| Severe maternal morbidity | 12 439 (2·0%) | 1347 (2·5%) | 424 (2·2%) | 37 (3·5%)* | 152 (3·8%)* | 10 479 (1·9%) |
| Preterm birth before 37 weeks | 37 711 (5·9%) | 3848 (7·1%) | 1321 (6·9%) | 95 (9·1%)* | 377 (9·3%)* | 32 070 (5·8%) |
| Neonatal intensive care unit admission | 73 617 (11·6%) | 7622 (14·0%) | 2440 (12·7%) | 233 (22·2%)* | 729 (18·0%)* | 62 593 (11·3%) |
| Infant discharge to social services | 2499 (0·4%) | 367 (0·7%) | 118 (0·6%) | 91 (8·7%)* | 97 (2·4%)* | 1826 (0·3%) |
Data are n (%).
*
Standardised difference >0·10, comparing people within each respective disability group to those without a disability.