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Table 2 Obstetric characteristics by perception of respectful and satisfactory care

From: Respectful maternity care in Israel during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of associations between childbirth care practices and women’s perceptions of care

 

Obstetric Characteristics

Respectful Care

Satisfactory Care

 

N = 981

%

Yes N(%)

No N(%)

Yes N(%)

No N(%)

Pregnancy Risk Level

    High Risk Pregnancy

237

24.16

205 (86.5)

32 (13.5)

191 (80.59)

46 (19.41)

    Low Risk Pregnancy

744

75.84

644 (86.56)

100 (13.44)

596 (80.11)

148 (19.89)

Mode of Delivery

    Vaginal Birth

777

79.2

676 (87)

101 (13)

629 (80.95)

148 (19.05)

    Midwife only

542

69.76

475 (87.64)

67 (12.36)

450 (83.03)*

92 (16.97)*

    Doctor participated in the delivery

235

30.24

201 (85.53)

34 (14.47)

179 (76.17)*

56 (23.38)*

    C-Section

204

20.8

173 (84.8)

31 (15.2)

158 (77.45)

46 (22.55)

    Emergency C-Section

115

56.37

96 (83.48)

19 (16.52)

82 (71.3)*

33 (28.7)*

    Elective C-Section

89

43.63

77 (86.52)

12 (13.48)

76 (85.39)*

13 (14.61)*

Interventions

    At least one intervention

613

62.49

522 (85.15)

91 (14.85)

476 (77.65)*

137 (22.35)*

    No intervention

368

37.51

327 (88.86)

41 (11.14)

311 (84.51)*

57 (15.49)*

    Episiotomy

205

79.1

174 (84.88)

31 (15.12)

151 (73.66)*

54 (26.34)*

    No Episiotomy

776

20.9

675 (86.98)

101 (13.02)

636 (81.96)*

140 (18.04)*

    Forceps or Vacuum

83

8.46

71 (85.54)

12 (14.46)

58 (69.88)*

25 (30.12)*

    No Forceps or Vacuum

898

91.54

778 (86.64)

120 (13.36)

729 (81.18)*

169 (18.82)*

    Induction

334

34.05

290 (86.83)

44 (13.17)

263 (78.74)

71 (21.26)

    No Induction

647

65.95

559 (86.4)

88 (13.6)

524 (80.99)

123 (19.01)

    Augmentation

422

43.02

359 (85.07)

63 (14.93)

318 (75.36)*

104 (24.64)*

    No Augmentation

559

56.98

490 (87.66)

69 (12.34)

469 (83.9)*

90 (16.1)*

*Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05