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Table 4 Results from adjusted models for secondary outcomes

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

IRR (95% CI)

Registered midwife understaffing

Maternity assistant understaffing

Higher than expected service user turnover

Reports of low staffing / high workload

1.483 (1.273, 1.728)

1.225 (1.015, 1.479)

1.349 (1.183, 1.539)

All incidents

1.007 (0.958, 1.059)

1.058 (0.997, 1.122)

1.176 (1.128, 1.277)

Incidents rated > = moderate harm

1.097 (0.720, 1.670)

1.197 (0.751, 1.909)

1.488 (1.058, 2.091)

Medicines incident

1.018 (0.860, 1.205)

1.032 (0.846, 1.260)

1.042 (0.904, 1.201)

Stillbirth or neonatal death

1.048 (0.688, 1.597)

0.924 (0.559, 1.531)

0.863 (0.601, 1.242)

Any type of delay

1.164 (0.997, 1.360)

0.889 (0.736, 1.075)

1.224 (1.070, 1.401)

Haemorrhage

0.963 (0.822, 1.129)

1.165 (0.961, 1.412)

1.317 (1.148, 1.511)

Third of fourth degree tear

0.846 (0.689, 1.039)

1.247 (0.980, 1.587)

1.459 (1.225, 1.738)

Incident related to discharge

1.113 (0.824, 1.503)

1.053 (0.726, 1.527)

1.512 (1.160, 1.970)

  1. Staffing reported in relation to the mean (under mean vs. at or above mean). RM Registered Midwife, MA Maternity assistant