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 5 Correlation between experienced continuity of care measured with the Nijmegen Continuity Questionnaire and women’s perception of labor measured with the Childbirth Perception Scale

	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 during pregnancy
Midwife-led care (n = 136)	−0.21	0.016	−0.31	0.002	−0.12	0.17
Obstetrician-led care (n = 15)	−0.17	0.54	0.14	0.62	0.08	0.79
Referred during pregnancy
Score hospital staff (n = 36)	−0.19	0.31	0.06	0.75	−0.16	0.39

Spearman correlation between experienced continuity of care (NCQ) and women’s perception of labor (CPS) 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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