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Table 3 The subjective reasons for poor childbirth experience as reported by the women with singleton term delivery following induction or spontaneous onset of labour in Helsinki University Hospital during 2017–2018, N = 836

From: Women’s subjective perceptions and background factors associated with poor maternal childbirth experience among induced and spontaneous onset of labour: a two-year tertiary hospital cohort study

 

n

%

Pain

529

63.3

Long labour

209

25.0

Lack of support or unsupportive staff

108

12.9

Emergency caesarean delivery

104

12.4

Expectations not being met

67

8.0

Delivery complications

63

7.5

Operative vaginal delivery

52

6.2

Neonatal adverse outcome as perceived by the mother

52

6.2

Overall negative experiencea

50

6.0

Fear for the baby’s or own wellbeing with no medical reason

46

5.5

Rapid labour

42

5.0

Fatigue

18

2.2

Separation from the baby

9

1.1

Unpleasant facilities/environment during labour

7

0.8

  1. aThe category overall negative experience includes subcategories of “Did not want to specify the reason” n = 22 and “Not admitted on delivery ward on time” n = 7