Table 2 Childbirth outcome
From: Effects of continuous midwifery labour support for women with severe fear of childbirth
Index group n = 11 | Reference group n = 26 | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Duration of active labour in minutes (CS excluded) | |||||
Mean/SD primiparous women | 565.0/-a | 510.0/350.1 | 0.888 | ||
Mean/SD parous women | 233.0/123.1 | 366.9/157.0 | 0.047 | ||
Pain relief | |||||
None | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.5 | 0.540 |
Epidural anaesthesia | 8 | 72.7 | 13 | 50.0 | 0.285 |
Nitrous oxide | 7 | 63.6 | 22 | 84.6 | 0.203 |
Other | 4 | 36.4 | 6 | 23.1 | 0.442 |
Emergency caesarean section | |||||
Yes | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 3.8 | 0.070 |
No | 8 | 72.7 | 25 | 96.2 | |
How did you experience your childbirth? | |||||
Positive | 9 | 90.0 | 20 | 87.0 | 1.000 |
Negative | 1 | 10.0 | 3 | 13.0 | |
How did your childbirth turn out in relation to your prior expectations? | |||||
Better than expected | 7 | 63.6 | 9 | 34.6 | 0.209 |
As expected | 1 | 9.1 | 8 | 30.8 | |
Worse than expected | 3 | 27.3 | 9 | 34.6 | |
What level of anxiety did you suffer from during your childbirth? | |||||
Low | 2 | 20.0 | 21 | 80.8 | 0.001 |
High | 8 | 80.0 | 5 | 19.2 | |
How did you consider the effect of pain relief during childbirth? | |||||
Good | 8 | 88.9 | 17 | 81.0 | 1.000 |
Poor | 1 | 11.1 | 4 | 19.0 | |
Index women: Would you recommend a friend to have a specially assigned midwife during childbirth? | |||||
Yes | 11 | 100.0 | - | - | - |
No | 0 | 0.0 | - | - | |