Continuity of care is an important and distinct aspect of childbirth experience: findings of a survey evaluating experienced continuity of care, experienced quality of care and women’s perception of labor

Table 4 Correlation between experienced continuity of care measured with the Nijmegen Continuity Questionnaire and experienced quality of care during labor measured with the Pregnancy and Childbirth Questionnaire

	NCQ Subscale 1: personal continuity/ care provider knows me		NCQ Subscale 2: Personal continuity/care provider shows commitment		NCQ Subscale 3: Team/cross-boundary continuity
		P value		P value		P value
Not referred
Midwife-led care (n = 136)	0.40	<0.001	0.41	<0.001	0.54	<0.001
Obstetrician-led care (n = 15)	0.43	0.11	0.42	0.12	0.44	0.10
Referred
Score hospital staff (n = 36)	0.47	0.009	0.29	0.10	0.41	0.025

Spearman correlation between experienced continuity of care (NCQ) and experienced quality of care during labor (PCQ) for women who received midwife-led care at onset of labor, obstetrician-led care at onset of labor and care provided by hospital staff for women who were referred during pregnancy
Statistically significant results p < 0.05 are in bold

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