Differences in personal, medical, and contact characteristics between patients of GPs (n=241) and patients of midwives (n=150)
| Patient characteristics | GPs | Midwives |
|---|---|---|
| *p<0.01, **p<0.05 significant difference between patients of GPs and midwives (t test or χ2 test). | ||
| †The guidelines advise relating the amount of blood loss to the patient's normal menses: ≤ own menses or > own menses. | ||
| ‡More than one probability diagnosis possible. | ||
| Personal characteristics | ||
| Mean age (years) | 29.6 | 29.4 |
| Medical characteristics | ||
| Mean duration of pregnancy (weeks) | 8.6 | 10.4* |
| Mean duration of complaints (hours) | 44.7 | 32.0** |
| Blood loss† | ||
| No blood loss (%) | 4 | 9** |
| ≤ own menses (%) | 77 | 70 |
| > own menses (%) | 19 | 21 |
| Pain (%) | 45 | 41 |
| Probability diagnosis‡ | ||
| Imminent miscarriage (%) | 78 | 83 |
| Complete miscarriage (%) | 10 | 9 |
| Incomplete miscarriage (%) | 6 | 13** |
| Intact pregnancy (%) | 15 | 20 |
| Portio erosion (%) | 2 | 13* |
| Ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, premalignant disease (%) | 2 | 1 |
| Contact characteristics | ||
| Having had an ultrasound scan (%) | 9 | 32* |
| Having been referred to obstetrician (%) | 9 | 11 |
| Mean no. of physical examinations | 1.82 | 1.2* |
| Follow up appointment (weeks) | 0.98 | 0.74* |