Characteristics of respondents
Table 2 shows the characteristics of women who were interviewed both antenatally and postnatally. It shows that women who initially booked for birth centre care were more likely to be in their thirties or early forties, but less likely to have previous children than those who booked for the hospital in phase two. The latter difference became wider, as primiparae were more likely to transfer to hospital care in late pregnancy. Those who booked at the birth centre were more likely to be living with their husband or partner and less likely to be living with other adults with or without their partners compared to those who booked for hospital. Of those who booked for the hospital, about two-thirds described their ethnicity as Bangladeshi, compared with only a quarter of those who booked for the birth centre. Over half described themselves as White British or Other White, mainly from Eastern Europe, while White women were in a minority of the group booked for the hospital at each phase. Nearly two-fifths of women who booked for the hospital were interviewed in languages other than English, as Table 2 shows, compared with only two women booked for the birth centre. Despite this, nearly half of the women who booked for the birth centre said English was not their first language. This was much higher than at the hospital, where only a quarter of respondents said English was their first language.
Characteristics of respondents
Table 2 shows the characteristics of women who were interviewed both antenatally and postnatally. It shows that women who initially booked for birth centre care were more likely to be in their thirties or early forties, but less likely to have previous children than those who booked for the hospital in phase two. The latter difference became wider, as primiparae were more likely to transfer to hospital care in late pregnancy. Those who booked at the birth centre were more likely to be living with their husband or partner and less likely to be living with other adults with or without their partners compared to those who booked for hospital. Of those who booked for the hospital, about two-thirds described their ethnicity as Bangladeshi, compared with only a quarter of those who booked for the birth centre. Over half described themselves as White British or Other White, mainly from Eastern Europe, while White women were in a minority of the group booked for the hospital at each phase. Nearly two-fifths of women who booked for the hospital were interviewed in languages other than English, as Table 2 shows, compared with only two women booked for the birth centre. Despite this, nearly half of the women who booked for the birth centre said English was not their first language. This was much higher than at the hospital, where only a quarter of respondents said English was their first language.
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