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Table 1 Care providers in maternity care

From: The quality of maternity care services as experienced by women in the Netherlands

All pregnant women (n = 793)

MW*

GP*

GYN*

Which care provider did you go to first?

85.6%

5.3%

9.1%

Which care provider did you see more than once during pregnancy?**

87.5%

3.0%

36.0%

All postpartum women (n = 632)

MW*

GP*

GYN*

Which care provider did you see during pregnancy?**

87.5%

2.8%

35.0%

Who was your care provider at the onset of labor?

68.6%

1.6%

29.8%

Which care provider was responsible at the time of birth?

48.0%

0.8%

51.2%

Which care provider was most involved during labor/birth?

71.0%

1.1%

27.9%

Who was your care provider during the postpartum period?

90.9%

3.0%

6.1%

  1. *MW = midwife; GP = general practitioner; GYN = gynecologist
  2. ** more than 1 response if women were referred from primary to secondary care during pregnancy