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

Table 8 Correlations between negative behaviours and inattentiveness and assessment of support

Midwife behaviours	Spearman’s rho	Woman’s assessment SCIB support	Observer’s global rating of quality
Negative behaviours	Correlation coefficient	-.311*	-.385**
Negative behaviours	P value	.024	.006
Inattentiveness	Correlation coefficient	-.284*	-.500**
Inattentiveness	p value	.036	.000
Proportion out of room	Correlation coefficient	-.503**	-.516**
	Sig (1 tailed) P value	.001	.002

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