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Table 3 Birth trauma

From: Women’s experiences of planning a vaginal birth after caesarean in different models of maternity care in Australia

 

TOTAL INCLUDED POPULATION

Fragmented care

CoC with a Doctor

CoC with a midwife

Statistical differences

 

N = 490

n = 167 (34.1)

n = 119 (24.3)

n = 204 (41.6)

pvalue

 

N(%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Birth Trauma

Had a VBAC

Was your previous c/s traumatic?

Yes

223 (68.6)

73 (65.8)

40 (54.8)

110 (78)

0.018

Had a VBAC

Was this VBAC traumatic?

Yes

56 (17.2)

29 (26.1)

12 (16.4)

15 (10.6)

0.015

Had a repeat caesarean

Was your previous c/s traumatic?

Yes

65 (67)

28 (77.8)

15 (57.7)

22 (62.9)

0.5

Had a repeat caesarean

Was this c/s traumatic?

Yes

51 (52.6)

24 (66.7)

11 (42.3)

16 (45.7)

0.3