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Table 5 CEQ 2.0 overall and sub scales scores by different groups (n = 500)

From: Validation of the Iranian version of the childbirth experience questionnaire 2.0

Variables

Own capacity

Participation

Professional support

Perceived safety

Total scale

Mean (SD)

Duration of labour≤12 h (n = 371)

2.6 (0.7)

2.7 (0.8)

2.8 (0.8)

2.7 (0.8)

2.7 (0.6)

Duration of labour> 12 h (n = 127)

2.3 (0.8)

2.6 (0.9)

2.6 (0.9)

2.4 (0.9)

2.4 (0.7)

P-value*

0.001

0.610

0.097

0.005

0.008

Cohen’s effect size

0.38

0.11

0.17

0.31

0.28

Oxytocin augmentation (n = 331)

2.5 (0.8)

2.6 (0.8)

2.8 (0.9)

2.6 (0.8)

2.6 (0.7)

No oxytocin augmentation (n = 169)

2.5 (0.7)

2.7 (0.7)

2.7 (0.8)

2.6 (0.8)

2.6 (0.6)

P-value*

0.852

0.429

0.081

0.998

0.912

Cohen’s effect size

0.06

0.13

0.09

0.00

0.01

Sense of having control over childbirth (n = 266)

3.0 (0.6)

2.9 (0.7)

3.1 (0.8)

3.0 (0.7)

3.0 (0.5)

Lack of sense of having control over childbirth (n = 234)

2.0 (0.6)

2.3 (0.8)

2.4 (0.9)

2.1 (0.7)

2.2 (0.6)

P-value*

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Cohen’s effect size

1.73

0.79

0.76

1.23

1.44

  1. *Mann-Whitney U-test