Hospital admission for mental illness: Comparing women who gave birth in a private hospital and a public hospital.

Sims, D; Xu, F; Fowler, C; Catling, C

Hospital admission for mental illness: Comparing women who gave birth in a private hospital and a public hospital.

Sims, D Xu, F Fowler, C

Catling, C

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 2020
Issue Date:: 2020-11-12

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dc.contributor.author	Sims, D
dc.contributor.author	Xu, F
dc.contributor.author	Fowler, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-8434
dc.contributor.author	Catling, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7352-2879
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-17T02:20:14Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-23
dc.date.available	2020-11-17T02:20:14Z
dc.date.issued	2020-11-12
dc.identifier.citation	The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology, 2020
dc.identifier.issn	0004-8666
dc.identifier.issn	1479-828X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/144076
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND:In Australia, perinatal care is provided through a mix of government and private funding. Women who give birth in a private hospital are less likely to receive depression screening and psychosocial assessment and are less likely to access parenting services that support mental health outcomes, compared to women who give birth in a public hospital. AIM:The aim of this study was to determine the risk of one outcome of perinatal mental illness - hospital admission - for women who gave birth in private hospitals compared to women who gave birth in public hospitals. METHODS:This population-based cohort study employed binary regression analysis of state government data. Linkage of the Perinatal Data Collection, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and Admitted Patients Data Collection (2003-2009) has provided comparative information on women admitted to any hospital during the first year after birth with a primary diagnosis of mental illness. RESULTS:In the first year after birth, women who gave birth in private hospitals were more likely to be admitted to a hospital with a primary diagnosis of mental illness (rate = 2.54%, 95% CI = 2.40-2.68%) than women who gave birth in public hospitals (rate = 1.68%, 95% CI = 1.61-1.75%). CONCLUSION:The increased likelihood of admission for postnatal mental illness may indicate increased risk of developing a mental illness for women who gave birth in a private hospital.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wiley
dc.relation.ispartof	The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/ajo.13269
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
dc.title	Hospital admission for mental illness: Comparing women who gave birth in a private hospital and a public hospital.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	Australia
utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2020-11-17T02:20:07Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

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BACKGROUND:In Australia, perinatal care is provided through a mix of government and private funding. Women who give birth in a private hospital are less likely to receive depression screening and psychosocial assessment and are less likely to access parenting services that support mental health outcomes, compared to women who give birth in a public hospital. AIM:The aim of this study was to determine the risk of one outcome of perinatal mental illness - hospital admission - for women who gave birth in private hospitals compared to women who gave birth in public hospitals. METHODS:This population-based cohort study employed binary regression analysis of state government data. Linkage of the Perinatal Data Collection, Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, and Admitted Patients Data Collection (2003-2009) has provided comparative information on women admitted to any hospital during the first year after birth with a primary diagnosis of mental illness. RESULTS:In the first year after birth, women who gave birth in private hospitals were more likely to be admitted to a hospital with a primary diagnosis of mental illness (rate = 2.54%, 95% CI = 2.40-2.68%) than women who gave birth in public hospitals (rate = 1.68%, 95% CI = 1.61-1.75%). CONCLUSION:The increased likelihood of admission for postnatal mental illness may indicate increased risk of developing a mental illness for women who gave birth in a private hospital.

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