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Table 5 Care received during labour and birth by ethnicity

From: Experiencing maternity care: the care received and perceptions of women from different ethnic groups

 

White

Mixed

Indian

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Black Caribbean

Black African

Other ethnicity

Birth in a birth centre/at home vs hospital

  n (%)

1348 (6.7)

11 (3.7)

26 (4.8)

23 (4.2)

10 (6.8)

7 (4.8)

15 (2.7)

53 (4.7)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.65 (0.34-1.26)

0.71 (0.47-1.09)

0.64 (0.41-0.99)

1.03 (0.52-2.04)

0.78 (0.36-1.71)

0.41 (0.25-0.70)

0.68 (0.51-0.92)

Pethidine or similar for pain relief

  n (%)

5530 (30.7)

77 (28.7)

125 (25.4)

119 (23.2)

34 (23.6)

41 (28.7)

129 (24.6)

279 (26.5)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.85 (0.64-1.13)

0.75 (0.60-0.93)

0.67 (0.53-0.83)

0.64 (0.42-0.95)

0.77 (0.52-1.15)

0.77 (0.62-0.96)

0.81 (0.69-0.94)

Epidural or similar for pain relief

  n (%)

5294 (29.4)

77 (28.7)

147 (29.8)

101 (19.6)

28 (19.4)

35 (24.5)

158 (30.1)

342 (32.5)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.94 (0.70-1.28)

1.01 (0.82-1.24)

0.70 (0.56-0.89)

0.65 (0.42-1.01)

0.78 (0.52-1.17)

1.23 (0.99-1.52)

1.17 (1.01-1.35)

Vaginal delivery

  n (%)

15520 (75.7)

228 (72.6)

418 (73.3)

441 (77.1)

125 (79.1)

121 (75.2)

404 (64.6)

856 (73.0)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.86 (0.66-1.12)

0.93 (0.77-1.13)

0.98 (0.79-1.20)

1.08 (0.72-1.63)

0.95 (0.64-1.40)

0.58 (0.48-0.69)

0.94 (0.82-1.09)

Sitting/standing/on side vs lying at birth

  n (%)

4949 (32.9)

64 (28.7)

114 (27.4)

130 (29.5)

34 (27.4)

24 (20.5)

85 (21.3)

244 (29.2)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.88 (0.65-1.18)

0.72 (0.58-0.90)

0.68 (0.55-0.85)

0.67 (0.45-0.99)

0.60 (0.40-0.91)

0.53 (0.42-0.67)

0.81 (0.70-0.95)

Birth in water

  n (%)

809 (5.2)

10 (4.3)

8 (1.9)

1 (0.2)

2 (1.6)

9 (7.4)

9 (2.2)

27 (3.1)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

1.13 (0.56-2.29)

0.41 (0.20-0.84)

0.05 (0.01-0.36)

0.16 (0.04-0.66)

1.74 (0.86-3.50)

0.40 (0.20-0.79)

0.53 (0.35-0.81)

Birth in water/floor vs in bed

  n (%)

1550 (10.2)

16 (7.0)

18 (4.3)

15 (3.4)

5 (4.0)

15 (12.5)

15 (3.6)

55 (6.4)

  aOR (95% CI)*

1

0.90 (0.51-1.57)

0.43 (0.27-0.70)

0.29 (0.17-0.50)

0.34 (0.13-0.91)

1.47 (0.84-2.59)

0.35 (0.20-0.59)

0.60 (0.45-0.81)

  1. *Adjusted for woman’s age, parity, partner status and prematurity. Figures in bold are statistically significant.