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Pregnancy-related hospital use

T Werschler1

  • 1Geography Division at Statistics Canada, Ottawa.

Health Reports
|December 16, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Maternal hospitalizations before and after childbirth varied across provinces. Data from 1993 showed 15% of women used hospital services pre-birth and 4% post-birth.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Services Research
  • Maternal Health
  • Canadian Healthcare System

Background:

  • Understanding women's hospital utilization during the perinatal period is crucial for healthcare planning.
  • Provincial differences in healthcare access and service delivery can impact maternal outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe provincial variations in hospital use among women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period.
  • To analyze hospital admission patterns in the six months preceding and four months following childbirth.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Person-Oriented Information Data Base from Statistics Canada, encompassing hospital admission data.
  • Identified a cohort of 57,627 women who gave birth in October-November 1993.
  • Linked childbirth records with hospital admissions occurring six months before and four months after delivery, using ICD-9 and CCP codes.

Main Results:

  • Approximately 15% of women experienced at least one hospital admission in the six months prior to childbirth.
  • A smaller proportion, around 4%, required re-admission to the hospital within four months after giving birth.
  • Significant provincial variations in these utilization rates were observed (data not shown).

Conclusions:

  • Hospital use during the perinatal period demonstrates notable provincial disparities.
  • These findings highlight the need for further investigation into factors influencing regional differences in maternal healthcare access and utilization.

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