Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 680)
|  | Non-immigrant (n = 527) | Immigrant (n = 153) | All (n = 680) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Age | ||||||
 18–24 | 38 | 7.2 | 7 | 4.6 | 45 | 6.6 |
 25–29 | 171 | 32.5 | 33 | 21.6 | 204 | 30.0 |
 30–34 | 209 | 39.7 | 57 | 37.3 | 266 | 39.1 |
 35 +  | 109 | 20.7 | 56 | 36.6 | 165 | 24.3 |
Parity | ||||||
 Primipara | 276 | 52.4 | 72 | 47.0 | 348 | 51.2 |
 Multipara | 251 | 47.6 | 81 | 53.0 | 332 | 48.8 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Married/cohabiting/in a relationship | 516 | 97.9 | 149 | 97.4 | 664 | 97.8 |
 Single/divorced/never married | 11 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.6 | 15 | 2.2 |
Norwegian partner | ||||||
 Yes | 486 | 92.2 | 49 | 32 | 535 | 78.7 |
 No | 35 | 6.6 | 104 | 68 | 139 | 20.4 |
 No partner | 6 | 1.1 | - | - | 6 | 0.9 |
Highest completed education | ||||||
 Primary/Secondary school | 9 | 1.7 | 16 | 10.5 | 25 | 3.7 |
 Upper secondary | 103 | 19.5 | 37 | 24.2 | 140 | 20.6 |
 College/University | 415 | 78.8 | 98 | 64.1 | 513 | 75.4 |
 No information | - | - | 2 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.3 |
Employment status a | ||||||
 Employed (full-time/part-time/student) | 469 | 89.2 | 94 | 61.8 | 563 | 83 |
 Unemployed (not working/disability pension/looking for jobs) | 22 | 4.2 | 35 | 23 | 57 | 8.4 |
 No information | 35 | 6.7 | 23 | 15.1 | 58 | 8.6 |
Household income in NOK | ||||||
  < 250 000 | 3 | 0.6 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 2.7 |
 250 000–450 000 | 24 | 4.6 | 24 | 15.7 | 48 | 7.1 |
 451 000–750 000 | 85 | 16.1 | 34 | 22.2 | 119 | 17.5 |
 751 000–1 000 000 | 167 | 31.7 | 23 | 15 | 190 | 27.9 |
  > 1 000 000 | 238 | 45.2 | 34 | 22.2 | 272 | 40 |
 Unknown/Missing information | 10 | 1.9 | 23 | 15 | 33 | 4.85 |
Complications during pregnancy b | ||||||
 No | 486 | 92.2 | 129 | 84.3 | 615 | 90.4 |
 Yes | 41 | 7.8 | 24 | 15.7 | 65 | 9.6 |
Induced labour | ||||||
 Yes | 139 | 26.4 | 32 | 20.9 | 171 | 25.2 |
 No | 388 | 73.6 | 121 | 79.1 | 509 | 74.9 |
Mode of delivery | ||||||
 Vaginal delivery non-instrumental | 369 | 70 | 105 | 68.6 | 474 | 69.7 |
 Vaginal delivery vacuum/forceps | 51 | 9.7 | 13 | 8.5 | 64 | 9.4 |
 Elective caesarean section | 42 | 8 | 10 | 6.5 | 52 | 7.7 |
 Emergency caesarean section | 65 | 12.3 | 25 | 16.3 | 90 | 13.2 |
Gestational age in weeks | ||||||
  ≤ 36 + 6 | 29 | 5.5 | 8 | 5.2 | 37 | 5.4 |
  ≥ 37 | 498 | 94.5 | 145 | 94.8 | 643 | 94.6 |
Rated care needs during childbirth | ||||||
 Unmet health care needs | 131 | 24.9 | 50 | 32.7 | 181 | 26.6 |
 Health care needs met | 396 | 75.1 | 103 | 67.3 | 499 | 73.4 |
Perceived quality of care during childbirth | ||||||
 Low quality of care | 36 | 6.8 | 22 | 14.4 | 58 | 8.5 |
 High quality of care | 491 | 93.2 | 131 | 85.6 | 622 | 91.5 |