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Table 6 Median (interquartile range) scores of the Mothers on Respect Index (interquartile range) scores for the total population and stratified for maternal healthcare providers who provided care during labour and birth, 621 Dutch women completed 876 MORi 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 population a

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

74 (68-78)

 

79 (74-79)

72 (67-78)

71 (64-75)

75 (72-79)

71 (68-76)

74 (69-78)

75 (70-78)

69 (62-73)

74 (65-78)

77 (69-79)

69 (59-75)

75 (63-79)

  Multiparous

76 (71-79)

 

78 (74-79)

70 (59-76)

75 (62-79)

75 (73-79)

72 (59-75)

79 (74-79)

66 (46-72)

69 (62-74)

71 (67-77)

77 (77-82)

75 (63-78)

79 (65-84)

Gestational age (in weeks)

 

0.02

       

   < 36 + 6

70 (64-75)

  

70 (64-74)

70 (54-75)

NA

NA

71 (68-78)

77 (71-80)

64 NA

58 NA

49 NA

  37 + 0 – 39 + 6

75 (69-78)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (63-78)

75 (66-79)

77 (73-79)

72 (68-77)

75 (69-79)

76 (70-79)

69 (60-74)

70 (64-79)

77 (71-79)

72 (67-77)

77 (63-79)

  40 + 0 – 40 + 6

75 (71-79)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (69-77)

69 (61-75)

74 (72-78)

70 (64-72)

74 (69-80)

69 (60-72)

69 (66-72)

72 (67-77)

78 (73-79)

67 (61-78)

79 (71-82)

  41 + 0 – 41 + 6

75 (69-78)

 

78 (75-79)

69 (64-78)

61 (45-73)

74 (71-79)

69 (66-72)

78 (76-79)

73 (68-78)

73 (67-74)

74 (68-77)

78 (73-80)

68 (58-75)

74 (62-76)

   ≥ 42 + 0

71 (58-76)

 

76 NA

78 NA

72 NA

NA

NA

64 (57-70)

65 (50-76)

56 NA

53 NA

61 NA

Complications during pregnancy a

0.01

       

  None

76 (71-79)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (65-76)

74 (68-78)

77 (74-79)

72 (67-76)

79 (70-79)

70 (66-79)

69 (65-74)

75 (69-77)

78 (69-79)

68 (59-77)

74 (64-79)

  1

74 (67-78)

 

78 (74-79)

73 (64-77)

70 (55-75)

74 (71-79)

71 (69-73)

75 (72-79)

75 (67-77)

69 (65-74)

74 (66-78)

75 (66-78)

72 (52-76)

77 (75-79)

  2

74 (66-78)

 

76 (74-79)

74 (65-78)

70 (61-78)

71 NA

68 NA

72 NA

72 NA

70 (60-74)

74 (66-78)

76 (74-79)

76 (69-78)

76 (65-79)

   ≥ 3

72 (65-76)

 

NA

72 (50-77)

75 NA

45 NA

41 NA

NA

70 (61-72)

70 (64-78)

77 NA

66 NA

60 NA

BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS

Mode of birth

 

≤ 0.001

       

  Vaginal

75 (70-79)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (64-78)

71 (64-76)

75 (72-79)

72 (68-75)

75 (74-78)

72 (57-77)

69 (62-74)

73 (66-78)

78 (75-79)

72 (63-77)

75 (65-79)

  Instrumental vaginal

70 (66-78)

 

NA

NA

70 NA

NA

71 (69-79)

71 (67-78)

68 (63-72)

69 (66-76)

77 (70-79)

72 (58-78)

74 (63-79)

  CS (elective or emergency)

73 (65-77)

 

NA

NA

74 (60-79)

NA

79 NA

70 NA

70 (62-74)

74 (66-78)

68 (56-75)

63 (50-70)

75 (67-77)

Place of giving birth

 

≤ 0.001

       

  Home

78 (74-79)

 

78 (74-79)

NA

NA

NA

79 NA

79 NA

V

NA

  Hospital

73 (67-78)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (65-78)

73 (63-76)

75 (72-79)

72 (68-75)

75 (70-79)

71 (66-75)

69 (62-74)

73 (66-77)

77 (72-79)

70 (61-76)

75 (64-79)

  Maternity hotel/birth centre

75 (68-78

 

76 (73-79)

64 (49-73)

73 NA

78 NA

76 NA

74 NA

77 NA

68 (60-75)

78 (68-79)

68 NA

66 NA

70 NA

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

≤ 0.001

       

  0

73 (66-78)

 

76 (74-79)

72 (64-78)

72 (62-77)

75 (71-79)

71 (68-77)

NA

71 (63-74)

74 (69-77)

77 (77-80)

72 (70-78)

76 (63-79)

  1-2 times

74 (70-78)

 

78 (74-79)

76 (69-78)

73 (63-78)

76 (73-78)

70 (65-73)

67 NA

71 NA

69 (55-73)

72 (66-77)

77 (72-79)

65 (60-76)

76 (70-79)

  3-4 times

76 (72-79)

 

78 (74-79)

76 (71-78)

70 NA

75 (72-78)

72 (68-76)

77 (72-79)

70 (65-72)

71 (62-74)

76 (65-79)

73 (69-79)

68 (63-72)

74 (61-77)

   ≥ 5

77 (72-79)

 

79 (76-79)

69 (64-73)

76 (74-79)

77 (73-79)

73 (60-77)

75 (71-79)

76 (67-79)

69 (55-76)

68 (63-77)

76 (67-79)

65 (54-75)

75 (59-79)

  Unknown

70 (65-78)

 

78 (69 -79)

65 NA

56 (43-74)

75 NA

71 NA

NA

66 (62-72)

68 (66-74)

77 NA

75 NA

79 NA

BIRTH INTERVENTIONS

Induction of labour

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

75 (70-79)

 

78 (74-79)

71 (64-76)

74 (63-77)

75 (73-79)

72 (68-75)

75 (70-79)

71 (66-76)

69 (64-74)

72 (66-77)

77 (70-79)

68 (59-77)

74 (63-79)

  Yes

72 (66-78)

 

NA

74 (66-78)

72 (64-76)

70NA

74 NA

79 NA

79 NA

69 (61-74)

74 (66-77)

77 (73-80)

72 (67-75)

77 (69-79)

CTG during labour

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

77 (73-79)

 

78 (74-79)

71 (64-78)

64 (50-77)

78 (73-79)

72 (68-78)

77 (74-79)

71 (66-77)

67 (61-73)

70 (64-75)

77 (74-78)

68 (62-72)

73 (62-79)

  Yes

72 (66-77)

 

78 (67-79)

72 (65-77)

73 (68-76)

75 (71-78)

70 (63-75)

74 (69-79)

72 (62-77)

70 (62-74)

74 (67-77)

77 (68-77)

77 (72-58)

75 (65-79)

Episiotomy c

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

76 (71-79)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (65-77)

73 (67-79)

78 (74-79)

72 (65-76)

78 (74-79)

73 (67-79)

72 (65-77)

73 (67-79)

78 (74-79)

72 (65-77)

73 (67-79)

  Yes

71 (67-77)

 

76 (73-79)

69 (62-72)

71 (63-77)

77 (74-79)

71 (62-76)

76 (73-79)

71 (63-77)

69 (62-72)

71 (63-77)

76 (73-79)

69 (69-73)

71 (63-77)

Pain relief treatment d

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

76 (70-79)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (62-76)

70 (64-75)

77 (74-79)

72 (68-74)

75 (71-79)

72 (60-76)

69 (62-73)

71 (67-78)

77 (72-79)

72 (60-78)

75 (69-79)

  Yes

72 (66-78)

 

NA

72 (67-78)

75 (60-78)

74 (70-77)

71 (66-76)

77 (67-79)

71 (67-79)

71 (62-74)

74 (65-77)

77 (68-79)

67 (59-75)

74 (62-79)

Catheterisation

 

≤ 0.001

       

  No

76 (71-79)

 

78 (74-79)

73 (64-78)

68 (58-76)

77 (74-79)

72 (64-76)

79 (75-80)

68 (60-78)

69 (66-74)

71 (66-77)

78 (70-79)

72 (62-78)

77 (69-79)

  Yes

68 (72-77)

 

76 (73-78)

71 (66-77)

75 (77-69)

75 (71-79)

71 (68-74)

74 (69-77)

72 (70-76)

70 (62-74)

74 (66-77)

77 (71-79)

68 (59-76)

74 (63-79)

Vaginal laceration b

 

0.06

       

  No

76 (71-79)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (65-76)

70 (63-76)

74 (71-78)

72 (68-76)

78 (74-79)

70 (63-76)

72 (65-76)

70 (63-76)

78 (74-79)

72 (65-76)

70 (63-76)

  Yes

75 (69-78)

 

77 (74-79)

71 (62-76)

74 (67-79)

76 (74-79)

71 (66-76)

77 (74-79)

74 (67-79)

71 (62-76)

74 (67-79)

77 (74-79)

71 (62-76)

74 (67-79)

Vaginal laceration (surgery) b

 

0.73

       

  No

75 (69-79)

 

78 (74-79)

72 (64-76)

72 (64-77)

78 (74-79)

64 (72-76)

78 (74-79)

72 (64-77)

72 (64-76)

72 (64-77)

78 (74-79)

72 (64-76)

72 (64-77)

  Yes

76 (70-79)

 

77 (72-79)

71 (65-75)

75 (68-79)

77 (72-79)

71 (65-75)

77 (72-79)

75 (68-79)

71 (65-75)

75 (68-79)

77 (72-79)

71 (65-75)

75 (68-79)

  1. a Total population N = 621, scores on the Mothers on Respect Index 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 on Respect Index 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