Table 2 Characteristics of the study population, n = 206 and characteristics of a sample of women who delivered in one selected month at the participating hospital for comparison
From: Childbirth experience questionnaire: validating its use in the United Kingdom
Study population | June 2014 NUH statistics | |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age, years, mean (SD) | 29 (5.4) | |
Gestational age, weeks, mean (SD) | 39 (1.3) | |
Normal vaginal delivery, number (%) | 100 (49) | 78 (46) |
Operative delivery, number (%) | 106 (51) | 90 (54) |
Instrumental delivery | 66 (32) | 52 (31) |
Caesarean delivery | 40 (19) | 38 (23) |
Onset of labour, number (%) | ||
Spontaneous | 132 (64) | 105 (62) |
Induced | 74 (36) | 63 (38) |
Labour duration more than 12 hours,* number (%) | 43 (21) | |
Oxytocin augmentation during labour, number (%) | 107 (52) | |
Neonatal Intensive Care Admission, number (%) | 6 (3) | |
Method used to return questionnaire, number (%) | ||
Postal | 133 (65) | |
73 (35) |