Informal coercion during childbirth: risk factors and prevalence estimates from a nationwide survey of women in Switzerland

Table 1 General and intervention-specific items measuring informal coercion

General	Pressure	Did any of the health professionals pressure you into agreeing to an examination or medical intervention?
Intervention-specific	Information	I was adequately informed about the pros and cons.
	Time	I had enough time to think about it before having to decide.
	Agreement	I agreed with the decision.
	Opposition	I spoke out against the measure.
	Intimidation	I had been made anxious that something could happen to me or my child if I did not agree to the procedure.
	Manipulation	I feel like I was given information designed to coax me into agreeing to the procedure.

Only women who had undergone a specified obstetric intervention were asked intervention-specific questions, which addressed only the relevant intervention (e.g., “Which of the following statements apply to the induction of labor?”)

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