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Table 5 Median (interquartile range) scores on the Mothers Autonomy in Decision Making Scale for the total population and stratified for maternal healthcare providers who provided care during labour and birth, 621 Dutch women completed 876 measures

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 populationa

Statistical differences among subgroups 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%)

Median (IQR)

P-value

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

PREGNANCY CHARACTERISTICS

 Parity

 

0.01

       

  Nulliparous

34 (23-40)

 

38 (34-42)

30 (15-38)

29 (17-36)

39 (34-42)

29 (23-35)

35 (31-39)

27 (19-35)

31 (23-35)

29 (16-35)

35 (31-42)

26 (16-36)

25 (14-35)

  Multiparous

35 (28-41)

 

39 (35-42)

32 (25-35)

35 (23-39)

37 (35-41)

20 (16-34)

36 (34-39)

23 (13-34)

33 (21-37)

32 (24-35)

34 (17-41)

14 (11-42)

14 (11-32)

 Gestational age (in weeks)

 

0.05

       

   ≤ 36 + 6

27 (23-35)

 

NA

27 (25-34)

23 (7-27)

NA

NA

31 (22-37)

35 (23-42)

42 NA

42 NA

42 NA

  37 + 0 – 39 + 6

35 (25-41)

 

39 (35-42)

31 (19-36)

36 (33-42)

39 (34-42)

30 (14-37)

35 (29-36)

27 (13-35)

32 (19-36)

29 (15-36)

35 (27-42)

28 (16-35)

25 (14-35)

  40 + 0 – 40 + 6

35 (28-41)

 

38 (33-42)

34 (29-35)

29 (21-36)

38 (34-41)

29 (20-33)

34 (31-38)

23 (9-28)

32 (23-35)

28 (21-35)

35 (28-41)

26 (14-42)

24 (11-39)

  41 + 0 – 41 + 6

35 (24-41)

 

40 (35-42)

32 (23-40)

22 (12-31)

39 (27-42)

22 (16-34)

39 (37-39)

31 (24-40)

35 (26-35)

33 (25-35)

37 (30-42)

22 (13-38)

15 (12-35)

   ≥ 42 + 0

26 (20-35)

 

35 NA

42 NA

23 NA

NA

NA

19 (9-26)

26 (15-35)

29 NA

25 NA

24 NA

 Complications during pregnancy b

 

0.01

       

  None

35 (27-41)

 

39 (34-42)

31 (18-36)

35 (23-36)

40 (35-42)

29 (17-33)

36 (29-39)

25 (21-27)

32 (24-35)

34 (21-37)

35 (28-42)

26 (15-38)

23 (14-35)

  1

35 (25-41)

 

41 (35-42)

32 (27-35)

31 (14-38)

36 (34-42)

29 (18-36)

35 (32-38)

29 (10-35)

32 (23-36)

30 (16-35)

39 (34-42)

21 (14-37)

21 (8-34)

  2

35 (25-37)

 

38 (35-42)

33 (26-38)

29 (21-39)

34 NA

34 NA

35 NA

28 NA

32 (16-35)

33 (16-36)

36 (28-41)

33 (24-41)

36 (19-41)

   ≥ 3

27 (18-36)

 

34 (22-42)

27 (16-37)

23 NA

20 NA

17 NA

NA

31 (19-35)

27 (17-35)

34 (NA)

25 (NA)

19 (NA)

BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS

 Mode of birth

 

≤ 0.001

       

  Vaginal

35 (27-41)

 

39 (34-42)

32 (21-36)

31 (19-37)

38 (34-42)

29 (17-35)

36 (34-40)

27 (11-35)

31 (15-35)

27 (14-36)

38 (34-42)

28 (14-39)

26 (14-42)

  Instrumental vaginal

29 (17-35)

 

NA

NA

31 NA

NA

34 (31-35)

22 (14-33)

31 (26-35)

24 (16-33)

35 (31-42)

26 (16-39)

16 (12-34)

  CS (elective or emergency)

32 (25-36)

 

NA

NA

35 (23-39)

NA

39 NA

27 NA

34 (26-36)

35 (27-39)

27 (10-31)

23 (9-31)

25 (16-32)

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

 

≤ 0.001

       

  0

32 (21-37)

 

38 (25-42)

31 (20-35)

32 (22-36)

37 (33-42)

29 (17-41)

NA

32 (23-36)

29 (15-35)

40 (33-42)

35 (30-40)

14 (25-39)

  1-2 times

35 (22-42)

 

39 (31-42)

39 (29-42)

31 (22-40)

41 (37-42)

27 (19-35)

34 NA

20 NA

28 (16-34)

31 (12-35)

35 (27-40)

26 (15-36)

31 (10-38)

  3-4 times

36 (32-41)

 

38 (34-42)

32 (26-42)

31 NA

36 (31-41)

29 (21-36)

36 (32-38)

23 (14-30)

36 (32-38)

36 (34-42)

35 (25-42)

25 (11-34)

19 (8-35)

   ≥ 5 times

36 (30-42)

 

40 (35-42)

34 (19-41)

37 (33-41)

39 (28-42)

26 (13-33)

35 (32-39)

27 (13-35)

35 (19-36)

35 (22-38)

36 (28-41)

18 (14-39)

20 (9-27)

  Unknown

31 (21-39)

 

37 (29-42)

34 NA

7 (7-25)

38 NA

29 NA

NA

30 (25-33)

27 (23-29)

42 NA

42 NA

42 NA

 Place of giving birth

 

≤ 0.001

       

  Home

39 (35-42)

 

39 (35-42)

      

  Maternity hotel/birth centre

34 (25-35)

 

34 (32-39)

32 (21-36)

36 NA

39 NA

39 NA

34 NA

33 NA

26 (25-34)

24 (14-35)

33 NA

30 NA

30 NA

 Hospital

34 (24-39)

 

39 (34-42)

30 (12-37)

31 (22-37)

38 (34-42)

29 (17-34)

36 (31-39)

24 (12-34)

32 (22-35)

32 (17-35)

35 (29-42)

26 (14-38)

22 (14-35)

BIRTH INTERVENTIONS

 Induction of labour

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

35 (27-41)

 

39 (34-42)

30 (21-35)

35 (23-36)

39 (34-42)

29 (18-35)

36 (32-39)

26 (15-33)

31 (22-35)

27 (18-36)

35 (28-42)

25 (14-37)

19 (11-35)

  Yes

32 (20-37)

 

NA

33 (20-39)

31 (16-40)

20 NA

17 NA

NA

32 (23-35)

34 (17-35)

40 (29-42)

33 (25-38)

35 (25-37)

 CTG monitoring during labour

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

37 (32-42)

 

39 (35-42)

34 (29-38)

24 (13-36)

42 (30-42)

30 (19-36)

36 (34-39)

25 (21-35)

29 (10-33)

24 (9-35)

35 (28-35)

15 (13-33)

14 (8-15)

  Yes

32 (22-36)

 

35 (21-37)

31 (19-36)

31 (23-38)

37 (34-41)

28 (17-34)

35 (31-39)

27 (12-34)

32 (24-35)

32 (18-35)

37 (29-42)

28 (17-38)

26 (16-35)

 Episiotomy c

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

35 (29-42)

 

39 (34-42)

32 (20-36)

29 (16-37)

39 (34-42)

39 (34-42)

29 (16-37)

32 (20-36)

29 (16-37)

39 (34-42)

32 (30-36)

29 (16-37)

  Yes

30 (16-36)

 

35 (31-40)

26 (17-35)

22 (14-35)

35 (31-40)

35 (31-40)

22 (14-35)

26 (17-35)

22 (14-35)

35 (31-40)

26 (17-35)

22 (14-35)

 Pain relief treatment d

 

0.002

       

  No

35 (27-41)

 

39 (34-42)

31 (21-35)

31 (23-36)

40 (35-42)

26 (17-35)

36 (32-37)

26 (12-34)

27 (19-35)

26 (14-35)

37 (31-42)

33 (14-42)

25 (10-35)

  Yes

32 (22-39)

 

NA

35 (19-42)

34 (17-42)

35 (26-42)

31 (17-35)

35 (32-39)

27 (22-35)

33 (24-36)

33 (21-38)

35 (27-40)

26 (17-35)

22 (14-35)

 Catheterisation

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

36 (29-42)

 

39 (35-42)

32 (22-38)

30 (15-36)

41 (35-42)

26 (16-35)

37 (33-41)

22 (8-29)

31 (20-35)

26 (14-35)

39 (33-42)

35 (14-42)

28 (9-42)

  Yes

32 (22-37)

 

39 (34-42)

31 (17-35)

34 (25-41)

35 (32-41)

30 (21-35)

35 (32-36)

27 (22-35)

32 (25-35)

32 (21-36)

35 (27-40)

25 (15-35)

22 (14-34)

 Vaginal laceration c

 

0.28

       

  No

35 (28-41)

 

39 (34-42)

31 (19-35)

29 (14-35)

39 (34-42)

39 (34-42)

29 (14-35)

31 (19-35)

29 (14-35)

39 (34-42)

31 (19-35)

29 (14-35)

  Yes

35 (24-41)

 

38 (34-42)

31 (19-35)

26 (14-35)

38 (34-42)

38 (34-42)

26 (14-35)

31 (19-35)

26 (14-35)

38 (34-42)

31 (19-35)

26 (14-35)

 Vaginal laceration (surgery) c

 

0.48

       

  No

35 (25-41)

 

39 (34-42)

31 (19-35)

26 (14-35)

39 (34-42)

39 (34-42)

26 (14-35)

29 (19-35)

26 (14-35)

39 (34-42)

31 (19-35)

26 (14-35)

  Yes

34 (25-38)

 

35 (31-39)

29 (15-35)

29 (14-35)

35 (31-39)

35 (31-39)

29 (13-35)

29 (15-35)

29 (13-35)

35 (31-39)

29 (13-35)

29 (13-35)

  1. a Total population N = 621, scores of the Mothers Autonomy in Decision Making Scale were at random selected if a women had multiple healthcare professionals
  2. b Complications during pregnancy care: 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
  3. c Scores on the Mothers Autonomy in Decision Making Scale for birth interventions 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
  5. NA Not Applicable
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