Table 2 Reports of Pressure to have an Induction by whether or not women had the induction Among Women who were planning to have a vaginal birth
Did you feel pressure from any health professional to induce labor (use medicine or some other method to start your labor)? | Felt Pressure for Induction | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 2119) | Induction Attempted (n = 970) | Induction not Attempted (n = 1139) | |
Demographic characteristics | % (95% C.I.) | % (95% C.I.) | % (95% C.I.) |
ALL RESPONDENTS | 16.2 (14.6–18.0) | 26.5 (23.6–29.5) | 6.9 (5.5–8.6) |
Race/Ethnicitya | |||
Latina | 13.0 (11.0–15.4) | 21.7 (18.0–26.0) | 5.0 (4.1–8.1) |
White | 21.2 (17.8–25.0) | 36.1 (30.2–42.5) | 7.2 (4.6–11.1) |
Asian and Pacific Islander | 15.0 (11.1–19.9) | 19.5 (13.3–27.6) | 9.8 (5.8–16.0) |
Black | 18.9 (13.7–25.5) | 28.0 (19.4–38.5) | 9.7 (5.1–17.9) |
Agea | |||
< 25 | 11.7 (9.0–15.1) | 20.0 (14.9–26.4) | 5.3 (3.1–8.7) |
25–29 | 16.1 (13.1–19.6) | 28.7 (23.2–34.9) | 5.5 (3.3–9.0) |
30–34 | 16.8 (13.9–20.2) | 26.2 (21.2–31.8) | 6.9 (4.6–10.4) |
35+ | 20.6 (16.8–25.1) | 30.5 (24.2–37.7) | 11.0 (7.3–16.2) |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 17.8 (15.7–20.2) | 29.5 (25.7–33.7) | 7.3 (5.4–9.7) |
Living with someone | 13.3 (10.6–16.6) | 22.8 (17.9–28.6) | 5.1 (3.0–8.4) |
Single, never married | 13.9 (10.1–18.9) | 22.5 (15.3–31.6) | 7.4 (4.1–13.0) |
Languagea | |||
English | 19.3 (17.0–21.7) | 30.6 (26.8–34.7) | 8.7 (6.7–11.3) |
Spanish | 9.3 (6.7–13.0) | 18.6 (12.9–26.2) | 3.1 (1.5–6.4) |
Birthplacea | |||
US | 17.7 (15.7–20.0) | 28.8 (25.2–32.6) | 7.7 (5.9–10.0) |
Other country | 12.2 (9.9–15.0) | 20.6 (16.3–25.7) | 5.1 (3.2–8.1) |
Educationa | |||
High school or less | 10.7 (8.5–13.5) | 18.8 (14.5–24.2) | 4.1 (2.4–6.8) |
Some college | 17.1 (14.2–20.4) | 26.7 (21.8–32.2) | 8.2 (5.6–11.8) |
4-Year college+ | 20.5 (17.7–23.7) | 32.3 (27.4–37.5) | 9.3 (6.7–12.6) |
Prepregnancy BMIa | |||
Underweight | 17.1 (13.0–22.1) | 26.9 (19.6–35.7) | 8.4 (5.0–13.8) |
Normal Weight | 16.4 (13.9–19.3) | 27.1 (22.5–32.2) | 7.8 (5.5–10.8) |
Overweight | 11.3 (8.5–14.8) | 17.5 (12.7–23.5) | 5.5 (3.1–9.5) |
Obese | 22.8 (18.3–28.1) | 34.5 (27.5–42.3) | 7.3 (3.8–13.5) |
Insurer | |||
Medi-Cal | 14.2 (12.0–16.7) | 23.3 (19.3–27.8) | 7.2 (5.3–9.9) |
Private insurance | 18.5 (16.0–21.2) | 30.0 (25.8–34.5) | 6.9 (4.8–9.6) |
Paritya | |||
1 | 20.1 (17.6–23.0) | 30.2 (26.1–34.6) | 9.0 (6.6–12.1) |
2+ | 13.1 (11.2–15.3) | 22.5 (18.8–26.7) | 6.0 (4.3–8.2) |
Birth Attendant | |||
Obstetrician | 17.5 (15.5–19.7) | 27.6 (24.2–31.3) | 7.2 (5.5–9.5) |
Midwife | 11.6 (8.5–15.8) | 20.9 (14.5–29.2) | 5.3 (2.9–9.3) |
Gestational Age | |||
< 39 Weeks | 12.9 (10.2–16.2) | 24.3 (18.8–30.8) | 5.4 (3.3–8.6) |
39 Weeks | 12.1 (9.7–15.1) | 20.9 (16.2–26.5) | 5.4 (3.4–8.5) |
40 Weeks | 18.3 (15.2–21.9) | 26.7 (21.8–32.4) | 8.7 (5.8–13.0) |
41+ Weeks | 26.4 (20.6–33.1) | 30.7 (23.4–39.0) | b |
“Birth is a process that should not be interfered with unless medically necessary” a | |||
Agree | 17.9 (16.0–20.0) | 29.3 (25.8–33.3) | 7.8 (6.1–9.9) |
Disagree or neither agree/disagree | 12.2 (9.6–15.4) | 19.2 (14.7–24.7) | 5.3 (3.0–9.1) |