Cultural differences in postnatal quality of life among German-speaking women – a prospective survey in two countries

Table 6 Association between MGI scores and variables relating to postpartum care

Associations between MGI scores and perinatal care		Total sample	German hospital	Swiss hospital
Information from hospital staff ¹
MGI primary score 3 days	n	115	67	48
	r, p	0.11, 0.26	0.14, 0.24	0.18, 0.23
MGI secondary score 3 days	n	108	64	44
	r, p	0.18, 0.06	0.32, 0.01*	0.05, 0.73
Support from hospital staff ¹
MGI primary score 3 days	n	115	67	48
	r, p	0.13, 0.17	0.14, 0.25	0.17, 0.25
MGI secondary score 3 days	n	109	65	44
	r, p	0.22, 0.02*	0.29, 0.02*	0.17, 0.27
Exclusive breastfeeding ¹
MGI primary score 3 days	n	119	70	49
	t-test, p	1.48, 0.14	0.35, 0.73	1.47, 0.15
MGI secondary score 3 days	n	112	67	45
	U, p	1307.50, 0.15	546.50, 0.96	124.00, 0.04*
Longest rest or sleep ²
MGI primary score 7 weeks	n	80	42	38
	r, p	0.31, <0.01*	0.28, 0.08	0.37, 0.02*
MGI secondary score 7 weeks	n	70	37	33
	r, p	0.28, 0.02*	0.24, 0.15	0.39, 0.03*

¹Assessed three days after birth, ²assessed seven weeks after birth, *significant associations at p <0.05.

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