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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Measuring women’s experiences of decision-making and aspects of midwifery support: a confirmatory factor analysis of the revised Childbirth Experience Questionnaire

Variables

Total sample n = 682

Subsample in CFA n = 615

Maternal age, years, mean (SD)

31.4 (4.6)

31.4 (4.6)

Number of births, mean (SD)

1.69 (0.8)

1.67 (0.8)

Primiparous

320 (46.9)

293 (47.6)

Multiparous

359 (52.6)

319 (51.9)

Oxytocin augmentation

179 (26.2)

161 (26.2)

Active labor, duration > 12 h

175 (25.7)

156 (25.4)

Spontaneous vaginal birth

596 (87.4)

542 (88.1)

Instrumental vaginal birth

39 (5.7)

36 (5.9)

Emergency caesarean

46 (6.7)

37 (6.0)

  1. Data are given as as n (%) or mean (SD)
  2. CFA Confirmatory Factor Analysis
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