Characteristics | Respondents n = 187 n (%) | Regional data 2014 (n = 3085) % | National data PRN 2014 (n = 175,215) % |
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Demographics | |||
Age in years | |||
Mean [SD] | 31.5 [4.1] | 31 | 31 [4.9] |
Educational level | – | – | |
Low | 15 (8.0) | ||
Middle | 52 (27.8) | ||
High | 120 (64.2) | ||
Ethnicity | |||
Dutch | 184 (98.4) | 85 | 74 |
Other | 3 (1.6) | 15 | 26 |
Obstetric features | |||
Parity | |||
Primiparous | 78 (41.7) | 44 | 45 |
Parous | 109 (58.3) | 56 | 55 |
Gestational age during birth in weeks median [range] | 40 [35–42] | 39 | 40 |
Mode of birth | |||
Vaginal spontaneous | 163(87.2) | 72 | 75 |
Vaginal assisted (vacuum/forceps) | 17 (9.1) | 10 | 9 |
Caesarean section, not primary | 7 (3.7) | 18 | 17 |
Location of birth | |||
Home | 54 (28.9) | 12 | 15 |
Midwife-led hospital | 45 (24.1) | 13 | 13 |
Obstetrician-led hospital | 88 (47.0) | 75 | 71 |
Care during pregnancy | |||
Midwife-led care | 136 (72.7) | 79a | 86a |
Obstetrician-led care | 15 (8.0) | 21 | 14 |
Referred during pregnancy | 36 (19.3) | 37 | 35 |
Care during labor | |||
Midwife-led care | 99 (52.9) | 42b | 51b |
Obstetrician-led care | 51 (27.3) | 58 | 49 |
Referred during labor | 37 (19.8) | 16 | 22 |