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Table 3 Number of women reporting each procedure

From: Birth control: to what extent do women report being informed and involved in decisions about pregnancy and birth procedures?

 

Experienced

Not experienced

Procedure

All women (n = 3530)

Ultrasound scan(s)

3,485 (99.6%)

13 (0.4%)

Blood test(s)

3,477 (99.6%)

15 (0.4%)

Induction of labour

870 (24.9%)

2,627 (75.1%)

Pre-labour caesarean section

731 (20.9%)

2,764 (79.1%)

 

Women who had a labour (n = 2764)

Vaginal examination(s)

2,432 (92.6%)

195 (7.4%)

Fetal monitoring

2,497 (94.7%)

139 (5.3%)

Post-labour caesarean section

527 (19.1%)

2,232 (80.9%)

Epidural anaesthesia

1,042 (38.3%)

1,676 (61.7%)

 

Women who had a vaginal birth (n = 2237)

Episiotomy

424 (19.1%)

1,798 (80.9%)

  1. Note. Frequencies may not sum to the total due to occasional cases of missing data.