Table 2 Results related to postmortem contact and linking objects, cross-tabulated by gestational age
From: Care quality following intrauterine death in Spanish hospitals: results from an online survey
| Â | Â | Gestational age (weeks) | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 796) | 16–19 (n = 128) | 20–25 (n = 193) | 26–33 (n = 151) | ≥ 34 (n = 324) |  |  |  | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2, p* | Cramér’s V | ||
Postmortem contact | ||||||||
 Mother saw the baby | 421 (52.9) | 37 (28.9) | 66 (34.2) | 78 (51.7) | 240 (74.1) | 115.06, | p < 0.001 | .380 |
 Father/partner saw the baby[1] | 469 (58.9) | 33 (25.8) | 62 (32.1) | 104 (68.9) | 270 (83.3) | 201.34, | p < 0.001 | .503 |
 Family member/ friend saw the baby[1] | 276 (34.7) | 14 (10.9) | 33 (17.1) | 45 (29.8) | 184 (56.8) | 129.70, | p < 0.001 | .404 |
 Mother touched or held the baby | 323 (41.3) | 16 (12.5) | 46 (24.1) | 56 (37.8) | 205 (65.1) | 141.34, | p < 0.001 | .425 |
 Mother held the baby | 275 (35.1) | 10 (7.8) | 39 (20.4) | 47 (31.5) | 179 (56.6) | 125.17, | p < 0.001 | .400 |
Linking objects | ||||||||
 At least one linking object | 242 (30.4) | 17 (13.3) | 38 (19.7) | 42 (27.8) | 145 (44.8) | 60.21, | p < 0.001 | .275 |
 Have a photograph | 97 (12.2) | 7 (5.5) | 10 (5.2) | 21 (13.9) | 59 (18.2) | 25.65, | p < 0.001 | .180 |
Postmortem contact & linking objects | ||||||||
 Postmortem contact &1 or more linking obj. | 198 (24.9) | 11 (8.6) | 25 (13.0) | 33 (21.9) | 129 (39.8) | 72.77, | p < 0.001 | .301 |
 No postmortem contact or linking object | 331 (41.6) | 85 (66.4) | 114 (59.1) | 64 (42.4) | 68 (21.0) | 113.37, | p < 0.001 | .377 |