From: The perfect birth: a content analysis of midwives’ posts about birth on Instagram
UK | USA | NZ | Aus | |||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | N | % | |
n = 87 | 33% | n = 466 | 70% | n = 7 | 100% | n = 107 | 38% | |
Stage of Labour | ||||||||
Latent Phase | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
First Stage | 19 | 22% | 69 | 15% | 1 | 14% | 27 | 25% |
Second Stage | 19 | 22% | 177 | 38% | 0 | 0% | 24 | 22% |
Third Stage | 22 | 25% | 164 | 35% | 0 | 0% | 29 | 27% |
After Third Stage | 25 | 29% | 55 | 12% | 2 | 29% | 27 | 25% |
Not Clear | 1 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Position in 1st stage | n = 19 | n = 69 | n = 1 | n = 27 | ||||
Recumbent/Semi-Recumbent | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Sitting/Squatting/Kneeling | 15 | 79% | 44 | 64% | 1 | 100% | 18 | 67% |
Standing | 4 | 21% | 23 | 33% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 30% |
Theatre bed/LSCS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Lying Down | 0 | 0% | 1 | 1% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Lithotomy | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
N/A | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 4% |
Analgesia visible | n = 87 | 33% | n = 466 | 70% | n = 7 | 100% | n = 107 | 38% |
Nil Visible | 57 | 66% | 239 | 51% | 4 | 57% | 70 | 65% |
Epidural | 7 | 8% | 1 | 1% | 1 | 14% | 1 | 1% |
Entonox | 2 | 2% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 6 | 6% |
Hydrotherapy | 21 | 24% | 226 | 48% | 2 | 29% | 30 | 28% |
Cannula Visible? | ||||||||
Yes | 11 | 13% | 17 | 4% | 3 | 43% | 7 | 7% |
No | 76 | 87% | 449 | 96% | 4 | 57% | 100 | 93% |
CTG Visible? | ||||||||
Yes | 11 | 13% | 7 | 2% | 1 | 14% | 1 | 1% |
No | 76 | 87% | 459 | 98% | 6 | 86% | 106 | 99% |
Ethnicity of Labouring/Birthing Woman | ||||||||
White | 65 | 75% | 295 | 63% | 6 | 86% | 91 | 85% |
Black | 8 | 9% | 119 | 26% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
Minority Ethnic | 7 | 8% | 32 | 7% | 1 | 14% | 11 | 10% |
Unclear/Unknown | 7 | 8% | 20 | 4% | 0 | 0% | 5 | 5% |
Professional Present | n = 87 | n = 466 | n = 7 | n = 107 | ||||
Uniformed healthcare professional | 26 | 30% | 69 | 15% | 0 | 0% | 18 | 17% |
Non-Uniformed healthcare professional | 7 | 8% | 116 | 25% | 1 | 14% | 11 | 10% |
Not Clear | 0 | 0% | 33 | 7% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 10% |
No healthcare professionals in image/video | 54 | 62% | 248 | 53% | 6 | 86% | 67 | 63% |