Urban women's socioeconomic status, health service needs and utilization in the four weeks after postpartum hospital discharge: findings of a Canadian cross-sectional survey

Table 3 Postpartum women's utilization of physician and midwifery services

Physician and Midwifery Services	SED Group (N = 217)		SEA Group (N = 431)		Unadjusted
	%	n	%	n	OR (95% CI)
Visit to family physician	30	65	28	121	1.06 (0.84–1.34)
Phone call to family physician	9	20	8	35	1.09 (0.76–1.58)
Visit to midwife	2	4	4	17	0.64 (0.95–1.48)
Visit from midwife	4	9	7	30	0.72 (0.40–1.28)
Phone call to midwife	1	2	2	9	0.74 (0.28–1.99)
Visit to an OBGYN	12	26	8	35	1.33 (0.98–1.82)
Phone call to OBGYN	7	15	6	26	1.04 (0.69–1.57)
Visit to another specialist	2	4	3	13	0.93 (0.46–1.94)
Emergency room visit	5	11	4	17	1.10 (0.68–1.78)
Walk-in clinic visit	2	4	4	17	0.70 (0.33–1.53)

Note: SED = socioeconomically disadvantaged, SEA = more socioeconomically advantaged

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