Table 4 Maternity care related variables by country, assessed after three days or seven weeks

Information during pregnancy, 3 days

Mean

15.91

15.88

15.94

U = 1712.50

p = 0.49

Range

8 - 20

8 - 20

8 - 20

Information during pregnancy, 7 weeks

Mean

15.57

15.58

15.55

U = 821.50

p = 0.92

Range

8 - 20

9 - 20

8 - 20

Epidural, 3 days

n

105

65

40

Yes

% (n)

39.0 (41)

50.8 (33)

20.0 (8)

χ² = 9.85

p < 0.01*

Midwife attended birth, 3 days

Yes

% (n)

98.4 (123)

98.6 (73)

98.0 (50)

Fischer’s exact test

p = 1.00

Hospital doctor attended birth, 3 days

Yes

% (n)

76.0 (95)

93.2 (69)

51.0 (26)

χ² = 29.57

p < 0.001*

Private doctor attended birth, 3 days

Yes

% (n)

19.2 (24)

6.8 (5)

37.3 (19)

χ² = 18.10

p < 0.001*

Labour experience, 3 days

Mean

3.26

3.22

3.31

t-test = −0.19

p = 0.85

Range

0 - 9.4

0 - 8.4

0 - 9.4

Labour experience, 7 weeks

Mean

4.37

4.64

4.07

t-test = 0.98

p = 0.33

Range

0 - 9.5

0-8.0

0 - 9.5

Birth experience 3 days

Mean

6.83

7.02

6.55

t-test = 0.99

p = 0.32

Range

0 - 10.0

1.4 - 10.0

0 - 10.0

Birth experience 7 weeks

Mean

7.36

7.89

6.71

t-test = 2.08

p = 0.04*

Range

0 - 10.0

2 - 10

0 - 10

Information from hospital staff, 3 days

Mean

13.09

12.52

13.92

U = 1141.00

p < 0.001*

Range

6 - 15

6 - 15

9 - 15

Information from hospital staff, 7 weeks

Mean

11.41

10.72

12.20

U = 536.00

p = 0.01*

Range

5 - 15

5 - 15

8 - 15

Support from hospital staff, 3 days

Mean

12.26

11.82

12.93

U = 1380.50

p = 0.03*

Range

5 - 15

5 - 15

6 - 15

Exclusively breastfeeding, 3 days

129

77

52

Yes

% (n)

55.0 (71)

45.5 (35)

69.2 (36)

χ² = 7.09

p < 0.01*