Women’s view on shared decision making and autonomy in childbirth: cohort study of Belgian women

Table 3 Scores obtained for the different subscales questioned in the questionnaire

	Mean score	±	SD	Median	P₂₅-P₇₅	(IQR)	Min	–	Max
MADM midwife	29.4	±	10.4	30	22–39.5	(17.5)	7	–	42
MADM obstetrician	18.4	±	7.2	19.5	13–22.5	(9.5)	7	–	42
SDM-Q9	27.5	±	12.3	27.5	27.5–37.5	(10)	0	–	45
Birth experience	7.1	±	2.6	9	9–9	(0)	1	–	9
PCQ	37.9	±	6.0	38	34–43.	(9)	13	–	50
LAS	57.3	±	12.4	59	50–66.5	(16.5)	11	–	77

MADM Mother’s Autonomy in Decision Making, SDM-Q9 9-Item Shared Decision Making Questionnaire, PCQ Pregnancy and Childbirth Questionnaire, LAS Labor Agentry Scale, SD Standard deviation, P₂₅ 25th percentile, P₇₅ 75th percentile, IQR Interquartile range, Min Minimum, Max Maximum

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