Table 1 Birth details and IES score
From: “Nothing’s actually happened to me.”: the experiences of fathers who found childbirth traumatic
Participant | Single/multiple birth | Mode of delivery | Pain relief | Complications | Total IES score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F1 | Multiple | Emergency c- section | Spinal anaesthetic | Haemorrhage | 44 |
F2 | Single | Vaginal; forceps delivery | Gas & air; local anaesthetic | Episiotomy; anaesthetic administered incorrectly. | 28 |
F3 | Single | Emergency c-section | Epidural | Lost pessary; venflow administered incorrectly; ruptured retained placenta | 35 |
F4 | Single | Vaginal; forceps delivery | Gas & air; epidural | Haemorrhage | 22 |
F5 | Single | Emergency c-section | Epidural | Haemorrhage; hysterectomy | 29 |
F6 | Single | Emergency c-section | Epidural | Epidural not fully effective; lost swab | 0 |
F7 | Single | Ventouse | Gas & air | Ventouse; umbilical cord around baby’s neck | 7 |
F8 | Single | Emergency c-section | Anaesthetic | Premature | 7 |
F9 | Single | Vaginal delivery | Not known | Haemorrhage | 27 |
F10 | Single | Emergency c-section | Epidural | Abrupted placenta & internal bleeding | 41 |
F11 | Single | Emergency c-section | Pethidine | Haemorrhage | 27 |