Table 4 Satisfaction with care during labour and birth
Satisfaction scores (%) | Caseload care Standard care b | ORa | 95 % CI | P | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
Disagree strongly | Agree strongly | |||||||||
The midwives always kept me informed about what was happening (973/821) | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 11.3 | 23.3 | 59.1 | 2.23 | 1.87, 2.66 | <0.001 |
1.6 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 31.2 | 39.0 | ||||
The doctors always kept me informed about what was happening (716/670) | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 18.0 | 21.9 | 35.9 | 1.09 | 0.90, 1.32 | 0.36 |
3.0 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 11.3 | 16.4 | 26.0 | 32.1 | ||||
I was always given an active say in decisions about my care during labour and birth (964/817) | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 13.4 | 26.4 | 48.1 | 1.91 | 1.61, 2.26 | <0.001 |
2.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 16.3 | 27.8 | 32.8 | ||||
The midwives were encouraging (972/818) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 16.0 | 77.0 | 2.82 | 2.31, 3.44 | <0.001 |
0.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 26.7 | 54.7 | ||||
The doctors were encouraging (699/656) | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 20.3 | 34.2 | 0.99 | 0.82, 1.2 | 0.94 |
3.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 18.3 | 22.9 | 32.3 | ||||
The midwives provided reassurance if I needed it (970/819) | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 6.0 | 16.9 | 73.6 | 2.62 | 2.12, 3.17 | <0.001 |
1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 27.1 | 51.8 | ||||
The doctors provided reassurance if I needed it (698/660) | 5.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 15.9 | 19.2 | 21.4 | 28.2 | 0.88 | 0.73, 1.07 | 0.20 |
4.1 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 12.4 | 20.3 | 22.6 | 30.0 | ||||
Care during labour and birth was provided in a safe way (973/823) | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 6.4 | 17.9 | 71.6 | 1.73 | 1.43, 2.10 | <0.001 |
1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 9.1 | 24.4 | 59.2 | ||||
Care during labour and birth was provided in a competent way (968/818) | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 18.6 | 69.1 | 1.84 | 1.52, 2.21 | <0.001 |
1.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 10.3 | 25.3 | 54.7 | ||||
I was happy with the emotional support I received from midwives (975/815) | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 73.6 | 2.71 | 2.23, 3.29 | <0.001 |
1.7 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 25.4 | 51.4 | ||||
I was happy with the emotional support I received from doctors (700/664) | 7.6 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 20.9 | 27.0 | 0.89 | 0.74, 1.07 | 0.22 |
5.7 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 17.9 | 22.6 | 28.9 | ||||
My privacy needs were well respected during labour and birth (964/814) | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 17.7 | 65.7 | 1.68 | 1.39, 2.01 | <0.001 |
1.5 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 6.8 | 10.0 | 25.4 | 52.1 | ||||
Overall, how would you describe your care in labour and birth? (1 = very poor; 7 = very good) (976/813) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 7.3 | 22.9 | 65.3 | 2.13 | 1.78, 2.56 | <0.001 |
0.7 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 30.4 | 46.9 | ||||