An exploration of influences on women’s birthplace decision-making in New Zealand: a mixed methods prospective cohort within the Evaluating Maternity Units study

Table 3 The factors which might influence the birthplace decision, ‘a lot’ and ‘none’ responses

Influencing Factor	PMU (%)		TMH (%)		p value
Influencing Factor	A lot	None	A lot	None	(Chi-Square 95% CI)
Closeness to home*	47	15	20	43	<0.0001
Ease of getting there*	49	10	18	40	<0.0001
Experiences of other women I heard about*	34	23	16	30	<0.0001
My own previous birth experience(s)	37	13	39	16	0.225
Availability of specialist services there*	8	67	91	2	<0.0001
The atmosphere or ‘feel’ of the unit*	55	8	12	44	<0.0001
Confidence in the hospital staff there*	39	18	59	12	<0.0001
Things I read/heard in local media	7	70	4	75	0.270
The internet*	3	87	0	95	0.006
My beliefs about labour and birth	46	22	36	27	0.105
My general or early pregnancy health*	39	27	14	56	<0.0001