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Table 2 Pregnancy, birth, birth interventions and healthcare professionals characteristics of the included Dutch women (N = 621)

From: Assessing Dutch women’s experiences of labour and birth: adaptations and psychometric evaluations of the measures Mothers on Autonomy in Decision Making Scale, Mothers on Respect Index, and Childbirth Experience Questionnaire 2.0

 

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(%)

PREGNANCY CHARACTERISTICS

 Parity

  Nulliparous

289 (46.5)

76 (31.9)

48 (37.8)

23 (57.5)

29 (61.7)

10 (58.8)

38 (33.6

34 (87.2)

  Multiparous

332 (53.5)

162 (68.1)

79 (62.2)

17 (42.5)

18 (38.3)

7 (41.2)

75 (66.4)

5 (12.8)

 Gestational age (in weeks)

   ≤ 36 + 6

19 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

7 (5.5)

5(12.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (5.3)

1 (2.6)

  37 + 0 - 39 + 6

310 (49.9)

103 (43.3)

78 (61.4)

21 (52.5)

26 (55.3)

7 (41.2)

60 (53.1)

15 (38.5)

  40 + 0 - 40 + 6

164 (26.4)

86 (36.1)

14 (11.0)

8 (20.0)

15 (31.9)

6 (35.3)

23 (20.4)

12 (30.8)

  41 + 0 - 41 + 6

117 (18.8)

46 (19.3)

27 (21.3)

4 (10.0)

6 (12.8)

4 (23.5)

20 (17.7)

10 (25.6)

   ≥ 42 + 0

11 (1.8)

3 (1.3)

1 (0.8)

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

4 (3.5)

1 (2.6)

 Adverse physical health events a

  None

333 (53.6)

174 (73.1)

52 (40.9)

15 (37.5)

30 (63.8)

7 (41.2)

31 (27.4)

24 (61.5)

  1

168 (27.1)

45 (18.9)

39 (30.7)

14 (35.0)

13 (27.7)

8 (47.1)

41 (36.3)

8 (20.5)

  2

82 (13.2)

13 (5.5)

26 (20.5)

8 (20.)

3 (6.4)

2 (11.8)

26 (23.0)

4 (10.3)

   ≥ 3

38 (6.1)

6 (2.5)

10 (7.9)

3 (7.5)

1 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

15 (13.3)

3 (7.7)

 Adverse psychological health status b

  None

602 (96.9)

234 (98.3)

123 (96.9)

36 (90.0)

46 (97.9)

16 (94.1)

110 (97.3)

37 (94.9)

  1

19 (3.1)

4 (1.7)

4 (3.1)

4 (10.0)

1 (2.1)

1 (5.9)

3 (2.7)

2 (5.1)

BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS

 Mode of birth

  Vaginal

509 (82.0)

238 (100.0)

127 (100.0)

18 (45.0)

47 (100.0)

9 (52.9)

53 (46.9)

17 (43.6)

  Instrumental vaginal

45 (7.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (7.5)

0 (0.0)

5 (29.4)

20 (17.7)

17 (43.6)

  CS (elective or emergency)

67 (10.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

19 (47.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (17.6)

40 (35.4)

5 (12.8)

 Number of times the attended healthcare professional during birth was met in the prenatal period

  0

214 (34.5)

20 (8.4)

96 (75.6)

14 (35.0)

15 (31.9)

0 (0.0)

60 (53.1)

9 (23.1)

  1-2 times

110 (17.7)

48 (20.2)

10 (7.9)

13 (32.5)

6 (12.8)

1 (5.9)

22 (19.5)

10 (25.6)

  3-4 times

113 (18.2)

74 (31.1)

7 (5.5)

3 (7.5)

10 (21.3)

5 (29.4)

7 (6.2)

7 (17.9)

   ≥ 5 times

150 (24.2)

82 (34.5)

11 (8.7)

6 (15.0)

14 (29.8)

11 (64.7)

16 (14.2)

10 (25.6)

  Unknown

34 (5.5)

14 (5.9)

3 (2.4)

4 (10.0)

2 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

8 (7.1)

3 (7.7)

 Place of giving birth

  Home

157 (25.3)

156 (65.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  Maternity hotel/birth centre

29 (4.7)

9 (3.8)

6 (4.7)

2 (5.0)

1 (2.1)

2 (11.8)

7 (6.2)

2 (5.1)

  Hospital

435 (70.0)

73 (30.7)

121 (95.3)

38 (95.0)

46 (97.9)

14 (82.4)

106 (93.8)

37 (94.9)

BIRTH INTERVENTIONS

 Induction of labour

  No

467 (75.2)

238 (100.0)

59 (46.5)

24 (60.0)

44 (93.6)

16 (94.1)

54 (47.8)

32 (82.1)

  Yes

154 (24.8)

0 (0.0)

68 (53.5)

16 (40.0)

3 (6.4)

1 (5.9)

59 (52.2)

7 (17.9)

 CTG monitoring during labour

  No

307 (49.4)

223 (97.9)

24 (18.9)

9 (22.5)

14 (29.8)

7 (41.2)

12 (10.6)

8 (20.5)

  Yes

314 (50.6)

5 (2.1)

103 (81.1)

31 (77.5)

33 (70.2)

10 (58.8)

101 (89.4)

31 (79.5)

 Episiotomy c

  No

453 (81.8)

225 (94.5)

112 (88.2)

15 (71.4)

39 (83.0)

10 (71.4)

36 (49.3)

16 (47.1)

  Yes

101 (18.2)

13 (5.5)

15 (11.8)

6 (28.6)

8 (17.0)

4 (28.6)

37 (50.7)

18 (52.9)

 Pain relief treatment d

  No

433 (69.7)

238 (100.0)

76 (59.8)

19 (47.5)

30 (63.8)

10 (58.8)

37 (32.7)

23 (59.0)

  Yes

188 (30.3)

0 (0.0)

51 (40.2)

21 (52.5)

17 (36.2)

7 (41.2)

76 (67.3)

16 (41.0)

 Catheterisation

  No

383 (61.7)

212 (89.1)

77 (60.6)

17 (42.5)

23 (48.9)

6 (35.3)

34 (30.1)

14 (35.9)

  Yes

238 (38.3)

26 (10.9)

50 (39.4)

23 (57.5)

24 (51.1)

11 (64.7)

79 (69.9)

25 (64.1)

 Vaginal laceration c

  No

209 (37.7)

103 (43.3)

46 (36.2)

7 (33.3)

14 (29.8)

3 (21.4)

28 (38.4)

8 (23.5)

  Yes

345 (62.3)

135 (56.7)

81 (63.8)

14 (66.7)

33 (70.2)

11 (78.6)

45 (61.6)

26 (76.5)

 Vaginal laceration OK treatment c

  No

526 (94.9)

228 (95.8)

124 (97.6)

20 (95.2)

45 (95.7)

13 (92.9)

67 (91.8)

29 (85.3)

  Yes

28 (5.1)

10 (4.2)

3 (2.4)

1 (4.8)

2 (4.3)

1 (7.1)

6 (8.2)

5 (14.7)

 Manual placenta removal

  No

597 (96.1)

233 (97.9)

124 (97.6)

39 (97.5)

44 (93.6)

17 (100.0)

105 (92.9)

35 (89.7)

  Yes

24 (3.9)

5 (2.1)

3 (2.4)

1 (2.5)

3 (6.4)

0 (0.0)

8 (7.1)

4 (10.3)

NEONATAL OUTCOMES

 Resuscitation

  No

595 (95.8)

234 (98.3)

123 (96.9)

38 (95.0)

47 (100.0)

16 (94.1)

100 (88.5)

37 (94.9)

  Yes

26 (4.2)

4 (1.7)

4 (3.1)

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.9)

13 (11.5)

2 (5.1)

  1. a Adverse physical health events during pregnancy: intra-uterine growth restriction, blood loss trimester first trimester, blood loss second or third trimester, diabetes gravidarum, cholestasis, problems with blood pressure, abruptio placenta, placenta praevia, polyhydramnion, thrombosis, HELLP-syndrome, dysmature, macrosomia, oligohydramnion
  2. b Adverse psychological health status during pregnancy: anxiety or depression
  3. c Episiotomy, vaginal laceration and vaginal laceration which required OK-treatment were calculated for vaginal births only (n = 554)
  4. d Pain relief include epidural, morphine or pethidine treatment
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