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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