Variation in timing of the maternal 6-week check in the first 12 weeks post partum, by maternal characteristics (n=34 337)
| Characteristic | Timing of the 6-week check, n (row %) | ||||||
| Early (<6 weeks) | Recommended (6–8 weeks) | 1 week late (9 weeks) | ≥2 weeks late (10–12 weeks) | Not at all | Total | ||
| Overall | 697 (2) | 13 843 (40) | 3818 (11) | 3102 (9) | 12 877 (38) | 34 337 (100) | |
| Within age groups | <20 years | 9 (1) | 254 (30) | 84 (10) | 93 (11) | 420 (49) | 860 (100) |
| 20–24 years | 70 (2) | 1428 (33) | 461 (11) | 444 (10) | 1910 (44) | 4313 (100) | |
| 25–29 years | 172 (2) | 3375 (38) | 1017 (11) | 864 (10) | 3570 (40) | 8998 (100) | |
| 30–34 years | 231 (2) | 4904 (43) | 1209 (11) | 959 (9) | 3983 (35) | 11 286 (100) | |
| 35–39 years | 179 (3) | 3111 (44) | 828 (12) | 633 (9) | 2387 (33) | 7138 (100) | |
| ≥40 years | 36 (2) | 771 (44) | 219 (13) | 109 (6) | 607 (35) | 1742 (100) | |
| Preterm birth | No | 660 (2) | 13 081 (41) | 3551 (11) | 2823 (9) | 11 694 (37) | 31 809 (100) |
| Yes | 37 (1) | 762 (30) | 267 (11) | 279 (11) | 1183 (47) | 2528 (100) | |
| By ethnic group | White | 425 (2) | 8982 (43) | 2185 (10) | 1674 (8) | 7682 (37) | 20 948 (100) |
| BAME | 123 (2) | 1831 (36) | 700 (14) | 623 (12) | 1799 (35) | 5076 (100) | |
| Missing | 149 (2) | 3030 (36) | 933 (11) | 805 (10) | 3396 (41) | 8313 (100) | |
| Within geographical regions | East of England | X* | 1148 (49) | 223 (9) | X* | 775 (33) | 2349 (100) |
| London | 189 (3) | 3105 (42) | 1043 (14) | 731 (10) | 2291 (31) | 7359 (100) | |
| Midlands | 96 (2) | 1503 (37) | 519 (13) | 405 (10) | 1595 (39) | 4118 (100) | |
| North East, Yorkshire and Humber | X* | 214 (26) | 170 (20) | X* | 355 (42) | 837 (100) | |
| North West | 116 (3) | 949 (22) | 418 (10) | 503 (11) | 2397 (55) | 4383 (100) | |
| South East | 198 (2) | 5574 (47) | 1070 (9) | 848 (7) | 4275 (36) | 11 965 (100) | |
| South West | 63 (2) | 1350 (41) | 375 (11) | 349 (10) | 1189 (36) | 3326 (100) | |
| By individual-level area deprivation (IMD) | 1 (least deprived) | 143 (2) | 3074 (49) | 622 (10) | 409 (6) | 2057 (33) | 6305 (100) |
| 2 | 106 (2) | 2196 (43) | 539 (11) | 379 (7) | 1872 (37) | 5092 (100) | |
| 3 | 96 (2) | 2104 (40) | 536 (10) | 482 (9) | 2031 (39) | 5249 (100) | |
| 4 | 108 (2) | 1966 (34) | 702 (12) | 625 (11) | 2343 (41) | 5744 (100) | |
| 5 (most deprived) | 98 (2) | 1705 (31) | 712 (13) | 615 (11) | 2359 (43) | 5489 (100) | |
| Missing | 146 (2) | 2798 (43) | 707 (11) | 592 (9) | 2215 (34) | 6458 (100) | |
| By practice-level area deprivation (IMD) | 1 (least deprived) | 104 (2) | 3295 (57) | 547 (9) | 298 (5) | 1540 (27) | 5784 (100) |
| 2 | 166 (3) | 2281 (37) | 760 (12) | 627 (10) | 2369 (38) | 6203 (100) | |
| 3 | 100 (1) | 2963 (41) | 696 (10) | 635 (9) | 2906 (40) | 7300 (100) | |
| 4 | 169 (3) | 2365 (38) | 589 (9) | 536 (9) | 2586 (41) | 6245 (100) | |
| 5 (most deprived) | 158 (2) | 2939 (33) | 1226 (14) | 1006 (11) | 3476 (39) | 8805 (100) | |
North East and Yorkshire and Humber are combined due to small numbers.
*Cells are suppressed because of small numbers in the cells.
BAME, black, Asian and minority ethnic; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.