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Table 12 Frequency and percentage of maternal descriptions of newborn’s temperament according to type of labor

From: Maternal pre and perinatal experiences with their full-term, preterm and very preterm newborns

  

Characterization of newborn’s temperament

Do not know

Calm

Agitated/Weeping

Mixed

Birth

Vaginal

13 (22,8%)

28 (49,1%)

11 (19,3%)

5 (8,8%)

Caesarean

23 (20,5%)

47 (42,0%)

35 (31,3%)

7 (6,3%)

 

Total

36 (21,3%)

75 (44,4%)

46 (27,2%)

12 (7,1%)