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Table 8 Pearsons r correlations between EMC total and sub-scale scores and participant age

From: Women’s experiences of maternity care in England: preliminary development of a standard measure

EMC Scale and sub-scale

r

95% CI

p

Sub-scale scores

 Care appraisal (PR)

−0.02

−0.15 - 0.11

0.73

 Information (PR)

0.04

−0.09 - 0.17

0.55

 Antenatal communication (PR)

−0.01

− 0.14 - 0.12

0.87

 Continuity (PR)

−0.01

− 0.14 - 0.12

0.88

 Antenatal checks (PR)

0.11

−0.02 - 0.24

0.10

 Care quality (LB)

0.11

−0.02 - 0.24

0.09

 Care needs (LB)

0.12

−0.01 - 0.25

0.08

 Adequacy of care (PN)

0.05

−0.08 - 0.18

0.48

 HP Communication (PN)

0.06

−0.07 - 0.19

0.38

 Individualised care (PN)

0.09

−0.05 - 0.21

0.21

Total scale scores

 Pregnancy scale total score

0.02

−0.11 - 0.15

0.75

 Labour & birth scale total score

0.12

−0.01 - 0.25

0.06

 Postnatal scale total score

0.07

−0.06 - 0.20

0.27