Characteristics of woman and birth partner participants | Categories | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Number of women observed | Â | 44 | Â |
Women observed on two occasions | Â | 5 | Â |
English woman’s first language |  | 44 | 100 |
Woman’s ethnic origin | White European | 44 | 100 |
Cervical dilatation at last Vaginal Examination before observation commenced (n = 49) | </=3cm | 12 | 24.5 |
 | 3-5cm | 20 | 40.8 |
 | >5cm | 16 | 32.7 |
 | Unknown | 1 | 2.0 |
Allocated care pathway (n = 49) | Red (high risk) | 19 | 38.8 |
 | Amber | 8 | 16.3 |
 | Green (low risk, midwife-led) | 22 | 44.9 |
Woman Age (n = 44) | <20 | 7 | 15.9 |
 | 20-25 | 13 | 29.5 |
 | 26-35 | 16 | 36.4 |
 | >35 | 8 | 18.2 |
Woman’s Parity (n = 44) | 0 | 25 | 56.8 |
 | 1 | 9 | 20.4 |
 | 2 | 5 | 11.4 |
 | 3+ | 5 | 11.4 |
Birth partner present (n = 44) | 44 (100%) | 44 | 100 |
 | Life partner only birth partner | 34 | 77.3 |
 | Mother only partner | 6 | 13.6 |
 | Life partner + mother | 4 | 9.1 |