Table 4 Labor and birth assistance, interventions and outcome in relation to parity
From: The quality of maternity care services as experienced by women in the Netherlands
All postpartum women (n = 621#) | all women yes (n) % | primiparae yes (n) % | multiparae yes (n) % |
|---|---|---|---|
known care provider *** | (339) 54.6% | (125) 44.6% | (214) 62.6% |
spontaneous birth*** | (255) 41.1% | (87) 31.1% | (168) 49.3% |
caesarean section | (57) 9.2% | (29) 10.4% | (28) 8.2% |
vacuum/forceps** | (28) 4.5% | (20) 7.1% | (8) 2.3% |
induction of labor | (52) 8.4% | (20) 7.1% | (32) 9.4% |
augmentation of labor* | (29) 4.7% | (19) 6.8% | (10) 2.9% |
AROM | (128) 20.6% | (55) 19.6% | (73) 21.4% |
referral during labor/birth *** | (124) 20.0% | (80) 28.6% | (44) 13,9% |
pain medication *** | (168) 27.1% | (115) 41.1% | (53) 15.5% |