Table 1

Demographic characteristics of women receiving caseload and standard care

Caseload (n=1146)Standard care (n=1151)P value
Model of care received within allocated groupCaseload only care—1108 (96.7%)Midwives or obstetrics trainees—917 (79.7%)n/a
Transferred to care elsewhere—38 (3.3%)Share care with a GP—174 (15.1%)n/a
Transferred to care elsewhere—60 (5.2%)n/a
Age at booking visit—mean (SD)31.2 (4.6)31.3 (4.7)0.62
Body mass index at booking visit—mean (SD)24.1 (3.7)23.8 (3.7)0.13
Gestation at booking—mean (SD)16.3 (2.8)16.3 (2.9)0.57
Nulliparous—n (%)803 (70.1%)799 (69.4%)0.73
Married or de facto—n (%)1076 (93.9%)1062 (92.3%)0.33
Postsecondary education—n (%)874 (76.3%)828 (71.9%)0.05
Born in Australia—n (%)652 (56.9%)644 (56.0%)0.79
  • GP, general medical practitioner; n/a, not applicable.