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Table 3 Childbirth experiences and association with perceptions of care as respectful and satisfactory

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

 

Total

Respectful Care

Satisfactory Care

 

N

%

Yes N(%)

No

N(%)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes N(%)

No

N(%)

AOR (95% CI)

Any Physical Force*

    Yes

60

6.12

43 (71.67)

17 (28.33)

1

32 (53.33)

28 (46.67)

1

    No

921

93.88

806 (87.51)

115 (12.49)

2.61 (1.3 to 5.25)

755 (81.98)

166 (18.02)

3.55 (1.93 to 6.5)

Any Verbal Violence *

    Yes

43

4.38

19 (44.19)

24 (55.81)

1

20 (46.51)

23 (53.49)

1

    No

938

95.62

830 (88.49)

108 (11.51)

7.69 (3.7 to 15.99)

767 (81.77)

171 (18.23)

4.4 (2.16 to 8.93)

Any Negative Comments*

    Yes

13

1.33

6 (46.15)

7 (53.85)

1

7 (53.85)

6 (46.15)

1

     No

968

98.67

843 (87.09)

125 (12.91)

4.91 (1.25 to 19.23)

780 (80.58)

188 (19.42)

2.21 (0.59 to 8.3)

Received explanation before procedures*

    Yes

829

84.51

748 (90.23)

81 (9.77)

4.94 (3.16 to 7.7)

709 (85.52)

120 (14.48)

5.28 (3.54 to 7.87)

    No

152

15.49

101 (66.45)

51 (33.55)

1

78 (51.32)

74 (48.68)

1

Consented before procedures*

    Yes

787

80.22

714 (90.72)

73 (9.28)

3.94 (2.58 to 6.02)

670 (85.13)

117 (14.87)

3.55 (2.44 to 5.16)

    No

194

19.78

135 (69.59)

59 (30.41)

1

117 (60.31)

77 (39.69)

1

Allowed to birth in preferred position (vaginal birth only)*

N = 777

       

    Yes

454

58.43

412 (90.75)

42 (9.25)

2.14 (1.32 to 3.47)

394 (86.78)

60 (13.22)

2.07 (1.39 to 3.08)

    No

323

41.57

264 (81.73)

59 (18.27)

1

235 (72.76)

88 (27.24)

1

Allowed a birth companion of choice

    Yes

900

91.74

781 (86.78)

119 (13.22)

0.86 (0.39 to 1.88)

727 (80.78)

173 (19.22)

1.23 (0.65 to 2.33)

    No

81

8.26

68 (83.95)

13 (16.05)

1

60 (74.07)

21 (25.93)

1

Separated from baby against wishes*

    Yes

261

26.61

210 (80.46)

51 (19.54)

1

177 (67.82)

84 (32.18)

1

    No

720

73.39

639 (88.75)

81 (11.25)

1.76 (1.15 to 2.71)

610 (84.72)

110 (15.28)

2.34 (1.63 to 3.37)

Allowed to breastfeed on demand*

    Yes

780

79.51

689 (88.33)

91 (11.67)

1.83 (1.15 to 2.91)

649 (83.21)

131 (16.79)

2.14 (1.44 to 3.16)

    No

201

20.49

160 (79.6)

41 (20.4)

1

138 (68.66)

63 (31.34)

1

Felt ignored by medical staff*

    Yes

118

12.03

40 (33.9)

78 (66.10)

1

22 (18.64)

96 (81.36)

1

    No

863

87.97

809 (93.74)

54 (6.26)

40.11 (22.87 to 70.34)

765 (88.64)

98 (11.36)

43.2 (24.21 to 77.22)

Had to wait for long time for care*

    Yes

197

20.08

113 (57.36)

84 (42.64)

1

86 (43.65)

111 (56.35)

1

    No

784

79.92

736 (93.88)

48 (6.12)

11.41 (7.3 to 17.81)

701 (89.41)

83 (10.59)

11.28 (7.59 to 16.76)

Had the opportunity to discuss any preferences or requests with the medical staff*

    Yes

671

68.4

638 (95.08)

33 (4.92)

9.52 (5.99 to 15.12)

619 (92.25)

52 (7.75)

10.15 (6.93 to 14.86)

    No

310

31.6

211 (68.06)

99 (31.94)

1

168 (54.19)

142 (45.81)

1

Felt privacy was respected*

    Yes

804

81.96

745 (92.66)

59 (7.34)

7.73 (5 to 11.95)

694 (86.32)

110 (13.68)

5.75 (3.91 to 8.48)

    No

177

18.04

104 (58.76)

73 (41.24)

1

93 (52.54)

84 (47.46)

1

Made joint decisions with medical staff*

    Yes

643

65.55

604 (93.93)

39 (6.07)

6.11 (3.93 to 9.5)

589 (91.6)

54 (8.4)

7.66 (5.27 to 11.15)

    No

338

34.45

245 (72.49)

93 (27.51)

1

198 (58.58)

140 (41.42)

1

  1. Separate models were fitted for each care practice. All models were adjusted for age, country of birth, marital status, education, income, parity, religion, level of religiosity, level of pregnancy risk, mode of delivery, and the occurrence of any intervention
  2. Statistically significant AOR bolded
  3. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05