Table 6 Women’s perceptions of labour and birth care 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Had met staff before | ||||||||
n (%) | 4478 (22.0) | 91 (29.7) | 183 (32.8) | 189 (33.5) | 57 (38.3) | 51 (31.9) | 214 (34.2) | 473 (41.3) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.61 (1.23-2.10) | 1.72 (1.43-2.07) | 1.63 (1.35-1.97) | 2.09 (1.48-2.96) | 1.52 (1.06-2.17) | 1.70 (1.42-2.03) | 2.45 (2.15-2.79) |
Able to move around/choose position most of the time | ||||||||
n (%) | 14319 (91.4) | 215 (89.6) | 398 (90.9) | 407 (88.9) | 102 (81.6) | 100 (84.0) | 388 (87.8) | 816 (88.1) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.97 (0.74-1.27) | 0.86 (0.71-1.04) | 0.67 (0.56-0.81) | 0.52 (0.36-0.74) | 0.85 (0.60-1.20) | 0.69 (0.57-0.83) | 0.82 (0.72-0.94) |
Received pain relief you wanted to at least some extent | ||||||||
n (%) | 14435 (84.3) | 202 (84.9) | 379 (82.2) | 379 (82.4) | 103 (81.7) | 105 (82.0) | 383 (81.0) | 799 (82.5) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.22 (0.82-1.80) | 0.91 (0.71-1.18) | 0.89 (0.69-1.15) | 0.85 (0.53-1.36) | 0.82 (0.51-1.32) | 0.85 (0.66-1.08) | 0.92 (0.76-1.11) |
Confidence and trust in staff | ||||||||
n (%) | 19701 (96.4) | 303 (95.9) | 547 (95.1) | 549 (93.8) | 145 (92.4) | 149 (93.1) | 609 (95.5) | 1118 (95.2) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.97 (0.55-1.72) | 0.71 (0.48-1.06) | 0.61 (0.43-0.88) | 0.50 (0.27-0.92) | 0.53 (0.28-1.00) | 0.81 (0.54-1.20) | 0.72 (0.54-0.97) |
Partner made welcome | ||||||||
n (%) | 19806 (98.0) | 296 (96.1) | 549 (97.3) | 541 (95.9) | 149 (93.7) | 143 (96.6) | 569 (96.8) | 1122 (98.2) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.62 (0.34-1.15) | 0.67 (0.40-1.14) | 0.60 (0.39-0.94) | 0.34 (0.18-0.67) | 0.69 (0.27-1.79) | 0.74 (0.44-1.24) | 1.10 (0.68-1.78) |
Left alone and worried in labour | ||||||||
n (%) | 2288 (12.3) | 42 (15.3) | 71 (14.7) | 108 (24.5) | 26 (20.8) | 23 (16.3) | 86 (16.8) | 195 (20.4) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.38 (0.97-1.98) | 1.24 (0.95-1.61) | 2.28 (1.80-2.87) | 1.72 (1.09-2.73) | 1.21 (0.76-1.92) | 1.34 (1.04-1.73) | 1.83 (1.53-2.18) |
Left alone and worried after birth | ||||||||
n (%) | 1001 (5.8) | 22 (8.7) | 48 (10.4) | 81 (19.6) | 13 (11.6) | 12 (9.2) | 64 (13.1) | 124 (14.0) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.39 (0.87-2.23) | 1.92 (1.40-2.63) | 3.49 (2.67-4.57) | 2.12 (1.17-3.85) | 1.58 (0.85-2.93) | 2.47 (1.85-3.30) | 2.73 (2.21-3.38) |
Spoken to in a way could understand | ||||||||
n (%) | 19980 (97.8) | 302 (95.9) | 559 (97.7) | 558 (96.2) | 146 (94.8) | 153 (95.0) | 615 (96.4) | 1151 (97.6) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.54 (0.28-1.01) | 0.95 (0.54-1.67) | 0.60 (0.38-0.94) | 0.46 (0.22-0.97) | 0.57 (0.27-1.17) | 0.64 (0.41-1.00) | 1.03 (0.68-1.58) |
Involved enough in decisions | ||||||||
n (%) | 18991 (94.3) | 287 (94.4) | 531 (94.8) | 501 (90.4) | 135 (90.6) | 139 (88.5) | 583 (94.0) | 1069 (93.0) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 1.04 (0.62-1.73) | 1.10 (0.74-1.63) | 0.58 (0.43-0.78) | 0.62 (0.35-1.10) | 0.50 (0.30-0.83) | 1.07 (0.74-1.53) | 0.83 (0.65-1.07) |
Labour and birth overall rating good | ||||||||
n (%) | 19152 (94.0) | 280 (90.6) | 514 (89.7) | 497 (84.8) | 133 (83.6) | 142 (88.2) | 590 (92.2) | 1080 (90.9) |
aOR (95% CI)* | 1 | 0.65 (0.44-0.98) | 0.54 (0.41-0.72) | 0.38 (0.30-0.48) | 0.35 (0.22-0.54) | 0.51 (0.31-0.84) | 0.81 (0.59-1.11) | 0.64 (0.51-0.79) |