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Table 2 Relationships of the satisfaction score with women’s experience during childbirth of the participants (N = 4192)

From: Women’s experience and satisfaction with midwife-led maternity care: a cross-sectional survey in China

Experience item n(%) Satisfaction Mean ± SD t/F value p value
Midwife-led prenatal counseling    −25.496 <  0.001
 No 1945 (46.4) 8.65 ± 0.75   
 Yes 2247 (53.6) 9.21 ± 0.69   
Presence of doula and family member at delivery    −15.452 <  0.001
 No 515 (12.3) 8.47 ± 0.89   
 Yes 3677 (87.7) 9.02 ± 0.73   
Lamaze breathing techniques    −22.597 <  0.001
 No 2468 (58.9) 8.74 ± 0.76   
 Yes 1724 (41.1) 9.26 ± 0.67   
Warm perineal compresses with red-bean bags    −25.145 <  0.001
 No 2929 (69.9) 8.77 ± 0.76   
 Yes 1263 (30.1) 9.38 ± 0.60   
Epidural anesthesia    −22.560 <  0.001
 No 1024 (24.4) 8.51 ± 0.82   
 Yes 3168 (75.6) 9.10 ± 0.70   
Free position during the first stage of labor    −8.496 <  0.001
 No 659 (15.7) 8.72 ± 0.86   
 Yes 3533 (84.3) 9.00 ± 0.74   
Free position during the second stage of labor    −1.092 0.275
 No 1345 (32.1) 8.93 ± 0.75   
 Yes 2847 (67.9) 8.96 ± 0.78   
Episiotomy    −2.313 0.021
 No 3221 (76.8) 8.94 ± 0.78   
 Yes 971 (23.2) 9.00 ± 0.73   
Laceration of perineum    3.530 0.014
 No 1053 (25.1) 8.96 ± 0.75   
 lst degree 1596 (38.1) 8.91 ± 0.79   
 2nd degree 1541 (36.8) 8.99 ± 0.76   
 3rd degree 2 (0.0) 9.40 ± 0.42   
Early skin to skin contact    −1.319 0.187
 No 2476 (59.1) 8.92 ± 0.77   
 Yes 1716 (40.9) 9.01 ± 0.65   
Midwives’ postpartum guidance    −12.984 <  0.001
 No 92 (2.2) 7.94 ± 1.11   
 Yes 4100 (97.8) 8.97 ± 0.74   
Perineum pain two hours after delivery    4.105 0.006
 Almost no pain 606 (14.5) 9.05 ± 0.76   
 Mild pain 1778 (42.4) 8.95 ± 0.75   
 Moderate pain 1112 (26.5) 8.91 ± 0.81   
 Severe pain 696 (16.6) 8.93 ± 0.75   
Perineum edema two hours after delivery    5.314 0.001
 Almost no edema 1831 (43.7) 9.00 ± 0.71   
 Mild edema 1850 (44.1) 8.92 ± 0.81   
 Moderate edema 450 (10.7) 8.88 ± 0.82   
 Severe edema 61 (1.5) 8.94 ± 0.71