None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
There are many models of maternity care available in Victoria. The model of care during pregnancy and the model of care at the onset of labour/admission to hospital for the birth is reported to the Victorian Perinatal Data Collection for all births This project will use this population-based dataset to analyse: -characteristics of women using the various models of care (e.g. residential location, age group, Aboriginal status, complexity of their pregnancy); -variation between models of care in the nature of the care provided (e.g. number of visits, maternal vaccinations in pregnancy); -differences in intrapartum care; -outcomes of the various models for women and for babies (e.g. mode of birth, maternal and neonatal complications, early infant feeding). All other models will be compared with private obstetric care.
Interventions
1. Model of maternity care during pregnancy as reported in Victorian Perinatal Data Collection
2. Model of maternity care at onset of labour/admission to hospital for birth as reported in Victorian Perinatal Data Collection
Both collected prospectively during pregnancy and admission for birth.
Exposure groups (both antenatal and intrapartum) are:
Combined care (planned GP/obstetrician care antenatally with public hospital care intrapartum)
General practitioner care
Public hospital care
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1. Model of maternity care during pregnancy as reported in Victorian Perinatal Data Collection 2. Model of maternity care at onset of labour/admission to hospital for birth as reported in Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Both collected prospectively during pregnancy and admission for birth. Exposure groups (both antenatal and intrapartum) are: Combined care (planned GP/obstetrician care antenatally with public hospital care intrapartum) General practitioner care Public hospital care Public hospital high risk care Shared care Private obstetrician care Combined private obstetrician/private midwife care Shared care Midwifery group practice/caseload care Team midwifery Private midwifery care with intended home birth Private midwifery care (other) Remote area maternity care No maternity care Cases with missing data or insufficient information will be excluded from analyses (i.e. Antenatal care interstate/overseas) Data set: Victorian Perinatal Data Collection for births between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023
Sponsors
Monash University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
People who gave birth in Victoria between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023, and the babies they gave birth to in this period.
Exclusion criteria
Birthing episodes resulting from terminations of pregnancy.
Outcome results
None listed