Table 4 Control, Confidence & Relationship
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 (%) | ||
Control | |||||
Control of decision making Yes | 398 (81.2) | 116 (69.5) | 100 (84) | 182 (89.2) | ≤ 0.001 |
Did you write or think about a birth plan? Yes | 369 (75.1) | 123 (73.7) | 78 (65.5) | 167 (81.9) | 0.01 |
Did HCP support all of your birth plan Yes | 211 (57.3) | 43 (35) | 43 (55.1) | 125 (74.9) | ≤ 0.001 |
Confidence | |||||
HCP confident ability pregnancy Yes | 355 (72.4) | 90 (53.9) | 84 (70.6) | 181 (88.7) | ≤ 0.001 |
HCP confident ability labour Yes | 336 (68.6) | 93 (55.7) | 73 (61.3) | 170 (83.3) | ≤ 0.001 |
Confident in body Yes | 403 (82.2) | 141 (84.4) | 86 (72.3) | 176 (86.3) | 0.36 |
Relationship | |||||
HCP think you should schedule another c/s Yes | 176 (35.9) | 99 (59.3) | 37 (31.1) | 40 (19.6) | ≤ 0.001 |
Happy with CoC (323) Yes | 305 (94.4) | N/A | 108 (90.8) | 197 (96.6) | 0.03 |
Positive support from HCP Yes | 395 (80.6) | 128 (76.6) | 84 (70.6) | 183 (89.7) | ≤ 0.001 |
Hurtful comments Yes | 186 (38) | 85 (50.9) | 29 (24.4) | 72 (35.3) | ≤ 0.001 |