Table 5 Results related to medical/technical aspects of care, cross-tabulated by type of hospital
From: Care quality following intrauterine death in Spanish hospitals: results from an online survey
| Â | Â | Type of hospital | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n = 796) | Public (n = 593) | Private (n = 203) |  |  | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | χ2, p* | Phi | ||
Mode of delivery | ||||||
 Vaginal (total) | 667 (83.8) | 521 (87.9) | 146 (71.9) | 28.29, | p < 0.001 | −.189 |
  Vaginal - induced | 578 (72.6) | 449 (86.2) | 129 (88.4) | .46, | p = 0.494 | – |
  Vaginal - instrumentalised | 113 (16.9) | 73 (14.0) | 40 (27.4) | 14.52, | p < 0.001 | .148 |
  Vaginal - natural | 76 (11.4) | 63 (12.1) | 13 (8.9) | 1.14, | p = 0.284 | – |
 Caesarean section (total) | 118 (14.8) | 67 (11.3) | 51 (25.1) | 22.89, | p < 0.001 | .170 |
  Planned caesarean | 22 (2.8) | 10 (1.7) | 12 (5.9) | 10.04, | p = 0.002 | .112 |
  Emergency caesarean | 80 (10.1) | 49 (8.3) | 31 (15.3) | 8.21, | p = 0.004 | .102 |
  Due to failed induction | 16 (2.0) | 8 (1.3) | 8 (3.9) | 5.16, | p = 0.023 | .080 |
 Other | 9 (1.1) | 3 (0.5) | 6 (3.0) | ** |  |  |
 Not stated | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | ** |  |  |
Mode of delivery ≥26 weeks gestation | (n = 475) | (n = 357) | (n = 118) |  |  |  |
 Vaginal | 364 (76.6) | 296 (82.9) | 68 (57.6) | 31.61, | p < 0.001 | −.358 |
 Caesarean section | 109 (22.9) | 60 (16.8) | 49 (41.5) | 30.64, | p < 0.001 | .254 |
Accompaniment during the birth | ||||||
 Accompanied during the birth (total)[1] | 561 (70.7) | 436 (73.6) | 125 (61.9) | 10.05, | p = 0.002 | −.113 |
  Vaginal births | 534 (80.2) | 427 (82.0) | 107 (73.8) | 4.76, | p = 0.029 | −.085 |
  Caesarean births | 25 (21.2) | 9 (13.4) | 16 (31.4) | 5.58, | p = 0.018 | .217 |
 Partner/other not allowed to accompany (total)[2] | 138 (17.3) | 94 (15.9) | 44 (21.7) | 3.58, | p = 0.059 | – |
  Vaginal births | 80 (12.0) | 57 (10.9) | 23 (15.8) | 2.50, | p = 0.114 | – |
  Caesarean births | 54 (45.8) | 34 (50.7) | 20 (39.2) | 1.55, | p = 0.213 | – |
Administration of sedatives/ benzodiazepines*** | ||||||
 Administered at least once | 382 (48.0) | 274 (46.2) | 108 (53.2) | 2.96, | p = 0.085 | – |
 Administered more than once | 61 (7.7) | 41 (6.9) | 20 (9.9) | 1.84, | p = 0.174 | – |
Reason for taking sedatives | ||||||
 Patient asked for something to help her relax | 130 (34.0) | 96 (35.0) | 34 (31.5) | .436, | p = 0.509 | – |
 HP told patient to take something to relax | 203 (53.1) | 143 (52.2) | 60 (55.6) | .352, | p = 0.553 | – |
 HP administered without consulting | 68 (17.8) | 49 (17.9) | 19 (17.6) | .004, | p = 0.947 | – |
 Effects of sedatives explained at 1st admin. (partially or fully)[3] | 167 (43.8) | 117 (42.7) | 50 (46.7) | .507, | p = 0.476 | – |
Pathology studies conducted | ||||||
 At least one pathology study/test conducted | 667 (85.5) | 519 (89.2) | 148 (74.7) | 24.82, | p < 0.001 | .178 |
 General autopsy | 479 (61.4) | 387 (66.5) | 92 (46.5) | 25.01, | p < 0.001 | −.179 |
  Stillbirths | 396 (66.8) | 314 (71.5) | 82 (53.2) | 17.17, | p < 0.001 | −.170 |
  Termination of pregnancy | 83 (44.4) | 73 (51.0) | 10 (22.7) | 10.93, | p = 0.001 | −.242 |
 Placental autopsy | 301 (38.6) | 230 (39.5) | 71 (35.9) | .835, | p = 0.361 | – |
 Not stated | 16 (2.0) | 11 (1.9) | 5 (2.5) | .284, | p = 0.284 | – |