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Table 2 The women and birth partner participants

From: Measuring the quality and quantity of professional intrapartum support: testing a computerised systematic observation tool in the clinical setting

Characteristics of woman and birth partner participants

Categories

Number

Percentage

Number of women observed

 

44

 

Women observed on two occasions

 

5

 

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