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Table 1 Demographic data of participating women

From: Self-management, care needs and clinical management of primiparous mothers during early labour – a qualitative content analysis

 Characteristics

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4 online

Total

Participants (n (%))

5 (27.8)

4 (22.2)

4 (22.2)

5 (27.8)

18 (100.0)

Age (Mean (min-max))

31.4 (29–34)

31.5 (29–34)

32.0 (29–34)

34.0 (29–41)

32.3 (29–41)

Marital status (n (%))

 Married

3 (60.0)

4 (100.0)

1 (25.0)

2 (4.0)

10 (55.6)

 Partner

1 (20.0)

0

3 (75.0)

3 (60.0)

7 (38.9)

 Single

1 (20.0)

0

0

0

1 (5.6)

Weeks of pregnancy (min-max)

41–42

39–42

38–42

37–42

37–42

Mode of birth (n (%))

 Spontaneous Vaginal

5 (100.0)

3 (75.0)

3 (75.0)

3 (60.0)

14 (77.8)

 Operative birth

0

1 (25.0)

1 25.0)

0

2 (11.1)

 Section caesarea

0

0

0

2 (40.0)

2 (11.1)

Model of care (n (%))

 Standard

2 (40.0)

2 (50.0)

1 (25.0)

4 (80.0)

9 (50.0)

 Midwife-led

2 (40.0)

1 (25.0)

3 (75.0)

0

5 (27.7)

 Caseload midwife

1 (20.0)

1 (25.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (20.0)

4 (22.2)

Place of birth (n (%))

 Public hospital

3 (60.0)

3 (75.0)

4 (100.0)

5 (100.0)

15 (83.3)

 Private hospital

0

1 (25.0)

0

0

1 (5.6)

 Birthing centre

2 (40.0)

0

0

0

2 (11.1)

Age of child in weeks (Mean (min-max))

16.7 (7.7–25.0)

15.6 (4.0–22.5)

16.8 (8.0–23.7)

22.5 (13.1–28.6)

18.4 (4.0–28.6)