Characteristics of study participants | Study participants | ||
---|---|---|---|
n | % | ||
Age | Up to 24 | 41 | 4.9 |
25 to 29 | 179 | 21.5 | |
30 to 34 | 376 | 45.2 | |
35 to 39 | 207 | 24.9 | |
40 and over | 29 | 3.5 | |
Place of birth | Irish | 566 | 68.1 |
Europe (excluding Ireland and UK) | 171 | 20.5 | |
UK | 45 | 5.4 | |
America | 17 | 2 | |
Asia | 10 | 1.2 | |
Africa | 8 | 0.9 | |
Australia | 3 | 0.4 | |
Missing | 12 | 1.4 | |
Highest level of education | School - second level | 89 | 10.7 |
Apprenticeship | 75 | 9.1 | |
Certificate or Diploma | 77 | 9.3 | |
Undergraduate degree | 254 | 30.5 | |
Postgraduate degree | 334 | 40.1 | |
Missing | 3 | 0.3 | |
Mode of birth | Spontaneous vaginal birth | 296 | 35.6 |
Vacuum birth | 172 | 20.7 | |
Forceps birth | 101 | 12 | |
Elective Caesarean Section | 74 | 8.9 | |
Emergency Caesarean Section | 189 | 22.7 | |
Perineal trauma | Intact | 268 | 32.2a |
1st degree tear | 43 | 5.2 | |
2nd degree tear | 168 | 20.2 | |
3rd degree tear | 26 | 3.1 | |
Episiotomy | 301 | 36.1 | |
Labial/vaginal wall tears | 26 | 3.1 |