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Table 2 Results of univariable analyses for incidents involving harm

From: The association between midwifery staffing and reported harmful incidents: a cross-sectional analysis of routinely collected data

 

Incident rate ratio for incidents involving harm

95% CI

Understaffing less than the mean for Registered Midwives

1.104

1.014, 1.203

Understaffing less than the mean for Maternity Assistants

1.031

0.947, 1.122

Understaffing less than the mean for Overall staffing (RM + MA)

1.313

0.932, 1.850

Weekend versus weekday

0.943

0.858, 1.036

Higher than expected service user turnover

1.203

1.105, 1.309

Skill mix, proportion of total staff who are Registered

1.661

0.523, 5.273

Proportion of population > 40 years

3.223

0.340, 30.544

Proportion of population with Charlson comorbidity index > 0

0.391

0.077, 1.983

  1. RM Registered Midwife, MA Maternity assistant