Table 1 Maternal characteristics of the included Dutch women for the total population and stratified for the maternal healthcare professional who provided care during labour and birth (N = 621)
Total population | Community midwife | Hospital-based midwife | Obstetrician | Community midwife and Hospital-based midwife | Community midwife and Obstetrician | Hospital-based midwife and Obstetrician | Community midwife, Hospital-based midwife and Obstetrician | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 621 100% | n = 238 38.3% | n = 127 20.5% | n = 40 6.4% | n = 47 7.6% | n = 17 2.7% | n = 113 18.2% | n = 39 6.3% | |
N (%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
MATERNAL CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||||
Maternal age (in years) | ||||||||
≤ 25 | 44 (7.1) | 18 (7.6) | 8 (6.3) | 3 (7.5) | 5 (10.6) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (8.0) | 1 (2.6) |
26-30 | 246 (39.6) | 95 (39.9) | 45 (35.4) | 15 (37.5) | 17 (36.2) | 7 (41.2) | 48 (42.5) | 19 (48.7) |
31-35 | 244 (39.3) | 90 (37.8) | 56 (44.1) | 12 (30.0) | 22 (46.8) | 5 (29.4) | 44 (38.9) | 15 (38.5) |
≥ 36 | 87 (14.0) | 35 (14.7) | 18 (14.2) | 10 (25.0) | 3 (6.4) | 5 (29.4) | 12 (10.6) | 4 (10.3) |
Dutch regions | ||||||||
North | 256 (41.2) | 108 (45.4) | 55 (43.3) | 15 (37.5) | 20 (42.6) | 5 (29.4) | 40 (35.4) | 13 (33.3) |
East | 144 (23.2) | 55 (23.1) | 31 (24.4) | 8 (20.0) | 12 (25.5) | 3 (17.6) | 29 (25.7) | 6 (15.4) |
South | 114 (18.4) | 36 (15.1) | 23 (18.1) | 7 (17.5) | 9 (19.1) | 3 (17.6) | 24 (21.2) | 12 (30.8) |
West | 107 (17.2) | 39 (16.4) | 18 (14.2) | 10 (25.0) | 6 (12.8) | 6 (35.3) | 20 (17.7) | 8(20.5) |
Ethnic background | ||||||||
No migrant background (Dutch) | 581 (93.6) | 223 (93.7) | 121 (95.3) | 37 (92.5) | 44 (93.6) | 16 (94.1) | 104 (92.0) | 36 (92.3) |
Migrant background | 40 (6.4) | 15 (6.3) | 6 (4.7) | 3 (7.5) | 3 (6.4) | 1 (5.9) | 9 (8.0) | 3 (7.7) |
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 12 (1.9) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (3.1) | 2 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (2.7) | 1 (2.6) |
Partner | 609 (98.1) | 237 (99.6) | 123 (96.9) | 38 (95.0) | 47 (100.0) | 16 (94.1) | 110 (97.3) | 38 (97.4) |
Religion | ||||||||
None | 437 (70.4) | 160 (67.2) | 85 (66.9) | 29 (72.5) | 36 (76.6) | 15 (88.2) | 82 (72.6) | 30 (76.9) |
Christianity, Islam or other | 184 (29.6) | 78 (32.8) | 42 (33.1) | 11 (27.5) | 11 (23.4) | 2 (11.8) | 31 (27.4) | 9 (23.1) |
Education level | ||||||||
Low | 47 (7.6) | 13 (5.5) | 8 (6.3) | 6 (15.0) | 2 (4.3) | 0 (0.0) | 15 (13.3) | 3 (7.7) |
Middle | 268 (43.2) | 96 (40.3) | 66 (52.0) | 13 (32.5) | 22 (46.8) | 6 (35.3) | 54 (47.8) | 11 (28.2) |
High | 306 (49.3) | 129 (54.2 | 53 (41.7) | 21 (52.5) | 23 (48.9) | 11 (64.7) | 44 (38.9) | 25 (64.1) |
Income | ||||||||
< €2000 | 109 (17.6) | 42 (17.6) | 20 (15.7) | 7 (17.5) | 2 (4.3) | 6 (35.3) | 27 (23.9) | 5 (12.8) |
€2000-€2500 | 41 (6.6) | 18 (7.6) | 8 (6.3) | 2 (5.0) | 4 (8.5) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (7.1) | 1 (2.6) |
€2501-€3500 | 199 (32.0) | 73 (30.7) | 40 (31.5) | 8 (20.0) | 18 (38.3) | 3 (17.6) | 41 (36.3) | 16 (41.0) |
> €3500 | 221 (35.6) | 85 (35.7) | 49 (38.6) | 17 (42.5) | 19 (40.4) | 7 (41.2) | 28 (24.8) | 16 (41.0) |
Unknown/does not want to answer | 51 (8.2) | 20 (8.4) | 10 (7.9) | 6 (15.0) | 4 (8.5) | 1 (5.9) | 9 (8.0) | 1 (2.6) |