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Table 2 Association between planned place of birth and sense of control (LAS) among women in midwife-led care at start of labour (RQ1)

From: Birth setting, transfer and maternal sense of control: results from the DELIVER study

   

Nulliparous women

 

Parous women

LAS* 1st stage

     
 

N

Estimated mean LAS

Difference (95% CI)

N

Estimated mean LAS

Difference (95% CI)

Crude

      

Home

520

60.7

2.8 (1.0, 4.5)**

736

63.5

3.5 (2.1, 4.9)**

Hospital

370

57.9

-

390

60.0

-

Adjusted

      

Home

515

60.6

2.6 (0.9, 4.3)**

732

63.3

3.0 (1.6, 4.4)**

Hospital

365

58.0

-

386

60.3

-

LAS* 2nd stage

     
 

N

     

Crude

      

Home

500

59.3

3.1 (1.2, 5.1)**

726

60.3

2.8 (1.1, 4.5)**

Hospital

351

56.2

-

386

57.5

-

Adjusted

      

Home

495

59.1

2.8 (0.9, 4.7)**

722

60.1

2.3 (0.6, 4.0)**

Hospital

346

56.3

-

382

57.8

-

  1. * Labour Agentry Scale (LAS): measured with 11 items on a 7-point Likert scale (min. score 11, max. score = 77).
  2. ** p < 0.01.
  3. Crude: multilevel analysis with 2 levels (midwifery practice and pregnant women).
  4. Adjusted: for maternal age, social status, ethnicity (Dutch, western background, non-western background).
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