Table 3 Absolute and relative frequencies of informed consent and informal coercion by delivery mode or intervention
| Â | Aspects of informed consent | Forms of informal coercion | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Information | Time | Agreement | Opposition | Intimidation | Manipulation | |
Planned cesarean section | 427 (90.7%) | 427 (90.7%) | 451 (95.8%) | 35 (7.4%) | 142 (30.1%) | 25 (5.3%) |
Unplanned cesarean section | 384 (76.2%) | 322 (63.9%) | 481 (95.4%) | 43 (8.5%) | 111 (22.0%) | 36 (7.1%) |
Emergency cesarean section | 199 (58.5%) | 98 (28.8%) | 311 (91.5%) | 20 (5.9%) | 126 (37.1%) | 13 (3.8%) |
Forceps or vacuum birth | 213 (30.7%) | 143 (20.6%) | 616 (88.9%) | 22 (3.2%) | 114 (16.5%) | 27 (3.9%) |
Induction of labor | 1136 (74.2%) | 1122 (73.3%) | 1384 (90.5%) | 152 (9.9%) | 407 (26.6%) | 151 (9.9%) |
Amniotomy | 713 (52.5%) | 754 (55.5%) | 1277 (94.0%) | 32 (2.4%) | 59 (4.3%) | 50 (3.7%) |
Episiotomy | 208 (30.0%) | 119 (17.2%) | 530 (76.5%) | 45 (6.5%) | 89 (12.8%) | 38 (5.5%) |