Table 3 Characteristics of participants
Characteristic | No. of participants (n=30) |
|---|---|
Location (Strategic Health Authority) | |
North West | 4 |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 |
West Midlands | 3 |
East of England | 1 |
London | 4 |
South East Coast | 3 |
South Central | 10 |
South West | 4 |
Type of midwifery unit | |
Alongside midwifery unit | 12 |
Freestanding midwifery unit | 18 |
Ethnicity | |
White British | 26 |
White other | 2 |
Asian | 2 |
Country of birth | |
UK | 27 |
Non-UK | 3 |
NS-SEC* | |
1 Higher managerial & professional | 8 |
2 Lower managerial & professional | 19 |
3 Intermediate | 1 |
4 Small employers and own account workers | 1 |
5 Lower supervisory and technical | 0 |
6 Semi-routine | 0 |
7 Routine | 1 |
8 Never worked and long-term unemployed | 0 |
Marital status | |
Married | 19 |
Single (living with partner) | 10 |
Single (living without partner) | 1 |
Age (years) | |
20-24 | 1 |
25-29 | 12 |
30-34 | 7 |
≥35 | 10 |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 26 |
Multiparous | 4 |
‘Type’ of transfer | |
Intrapartum emergency | 5 |
Intrapartum non-emergency | 18 |
Epidural request | 5 |
Postpartum | 2 |
Type of birth | |
Non-instrumental vaginal | 10 |
Ventouse | 2 |
Forceps | 6 |
Caesarean section | 12 |
Months between birth and interview | |
1-3 | 10 |
4-6 | 4 |
7-9 | 10 |
10-12 | 6 |