Table 2 Bivariate analysis of the experience of childbirth in 3 classes, defined by the global score (score of 0 to 4, 5 to 7, and 8 to 10 out of 10)

Age < 30 years

81 (7.9%)

224 (21.8%)

723 (70.3%)

0.69

Age > or = 30 years

75 (6.9%)

239 (21.9%)

774 (71.1%)

CSP * (%):

 - Office, sales, and service staff

72 (7.1)

217 (21.2%)

732 (71.7%)

0.20

 - Manager

23 (6.3%)

83 (22.7%)

259 (70%)

 - Intermediate professional

35 (9.7%)

85 (23.5%)

242 (66.9%)

 - No occupation

21 (10.6%)

45 (22.6%)

133 (66.8%)

 - Tradesperson, shopkeeper, small-business owner

3 (3.3%)

16 (20.9%)

69 (75.8%)

 - Blue-collar

2 (3.3%)

14 (23%)

45 (73.8%)

 - Farmer

0 (0%)

1 (6.7%)

14 (93.3%)

Maternity unit status (%):

 - Private

32 (6.1%)

103 (19.7%)

389 (74.2%)

0.29

 - Public

118 (7.8%)

347 (22.8%)

1056 (69.4%)

 - Private nonprofit

6 (9.1%)

13 (19.7%)

47 (75.1%)

Maternity unit level (%):

 - 1

27 (5%)

100 (19.7%)

382 (75.1%)

 < 0.01

 - 2

84 (6.7%)

281 (22.3%)

895 (71%)

 - 3

45 (13.2%)

82 (24%)

215 (62.9%)

No. deliveries/year (%):

 - < 1000

23 (5.3%)

83 (20%)

331 (75.7%)

 < 0.01

 - 1000 to 3000

70 (6.5%)

241 (22.2%)

772 (71.3%)

 - > 3000

63 (10.7%)

139 (23.6%)

389 (65.9%)

Parity (%)

 - Nulliparous

87 (9.3%)

248 (26.5%)

601 (64.2%)

 < 0.01

 - Parous

69 (5.8%)

216 (18.2%)

900 (75%)

Pregnancy (%):

 - Singleton

152 (7.4)

447 (21.7)

1468 (71%)

0.07

 - Multiple

3 (10.4)

11 (37.9)

15 (51.7%)

 Vaginal

97 (5.3%)

351 (19.3%)

1371 (75.4%)

 < 0.01

 Cesarean

59 (19.7%)

112 (37.3%)

129 (43%)

 Planned cesarean

5 (6.6%)

21 (27.7%)

50 (65.8%)

 < 0.01

 Cesarean was scheduled but took place at another time

2 (8%)

8 (32%)

15 (60%)

 Emergency cesarean

52 (26.1%)

83 (41.7%)

64 (32.2%)

Particular situation

 - Yes

28 (10%)

60 (21.4%)

193 (68.7%)

0.20

 - No

127 (7%)

404 (22%)

1301 (71%)

 Episiotomy

20 (8.1%)

72 (29.2%)

155 (43%)

 < 0.01

 No episiotomy

77 (5%)

277 (17.7%)

1212 (77.4%)

 Induction of labor

60 (11.6%)

144 (27.9%)

313 (60.5%)

 < 0.01

 No induction

93 (5.9%)

317 (19.9%)

1182 (74.3%)

 Daytime

67 (6.9%)

215 (22%)

695 (71.1%)

0.71

 Night

89 (7.9%)

248 (21.8%)

803 (70.4%)

Instrumental vaginal delivery

 - Yes

41 (13.2%)

105 (33.9%)

164 (52.9%)

 < 0.01

 - No

56 (3.8%)

246 (16.3%)

1204 (79%)

 Vacuum extraction

27 (12.6%)

76 (35.4%)

112 (52.1%)

0.70

 Forceps or Spatulas

14 (14.9%)

29 (30.9%)

51 (54.3%)

 Epidural

137 (22.2%)

394 (27.8%)

1152 (50%)

 < 0.01

 No epidural

18 (7%)

67 (21.7%)

337 (71.2%)

 Transfer of the newborn

12 (22.2%)

15 (27.8%)

27 (50%)

 < 0.01

 No transfer

144 (7%)

445 (21.7%)

1459 (71.2%)

Management:^a

 - Satisfactory

112 (5.6%)

424 (21.1%)

1475 (73.4%)

 < 0.01

 - Medium or Unsatisfactory

44 (40%)

40 (36.3%)

26 (23.7%)

Particular preferences expressed during the labor and delivery:

 - Yes

57 (7.3%)

173 (22.2%)

549 (70.5%)

0.53

 - No

96 (7.3%)

288 (21.9%)

930 (70.8%)

 - Don't remember

3 (12.5%)

2 (8.3)

19 (79.2%)